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Module 07 · Credits and usage

How credits work

New accounts start with free credits. Assistants spend credits when they work, and work stops cleanly and asks you when credits run out.

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Credits are what your assistants draw on while they work. You do not have to count them or manage them. This page explains what to expect.

The basics#

  1. New accounts start with free credits. You can sign in and start giving goals straight away.
  2. Assistants spend credits when they work. Thinking through a goal, writing code, and running a job all draw on your credits.
  3. Work stops cleanly when credits run out. The assistant does not leave a half-done change behind or carry on without you. It stops and asks.
  4. Each answer shows what it used. Under every answer you see which model wrote it, whether Auto picked it, and the credits it used.
  5. The Usage screen shows what was used. See Usage.

What uses credits#

ActivityUses credits?
An assistant working on a goalYes
The CEO assistant planning and briefingYes
An assistant's workspace running its commandsYes, when StellarFirm runs it for you
You reading Approvals, Jobs, or SettingsNo
Your assistants waiting for your ApproveNo

When credits run out#

  1. The assistant finishes or pauses at a safe point and stops.
  2. You get a message in chat that credits have run out.
  3. Nothing risky happens in the meantime. Steps that wait for your Approve still wait.
  4. When you are ready to carry on, tell the assistant in chat and it will continue the work.

Your plan and the premium models#

Your first 14 days are a full trial: everything is open, the premium models included. After the trial your account stays on the free plan, and your assistants keep working on the open models. The premium models, running your assistants on your own keys for them, and coding with your own subscription come with a paid plan. A licence or a university account has them too.

Anywhere a paid plan unlocks something, the screen says Needs a paid plan, and shows an Upgrade link when plans are on show. Nothing you saved is deleted: a key you added during the trial stays on file, is not used on the free plan, and you can remove it at any time.

If you need help with credits#

Check the Usage screen to see what was used. If something looks wrong, or you are not sure what to do when credits run out, write to us through the Support page.

Keeping usage steady#

  • Write clear goals with a place and a finish line. See write a good goal.
  • Keep each job small. Several small pull requests are easier to review than one huge one.
  • Set house rules that keep work focused.
PromptKeep a job focused
Coder, on [repository], do only [one clear change]. Do not refactor unrelated code. Open a pull request for review and stop.

Next#

  • Usage
  • Privacy: the usage record is kept even if analytics are off.