Out of credits — what now?
Three options when your balance hits zero, plus how to avoid running out next time.
Hit zero on your credit balance? Three options.
Option 1 — Top up with a credit pack (instant)
Click the credit balance widget in the top right corner. Tap Get more credits. Choose a pack.
As a rule of thumb, a typical change or improvement runs around 700 credits (most land between 400 and 1,500), and building a fresh app to a working first version is usually a few thousand. So each pack works out to roughly:
- Starter Pack — $40 for 5,000 credits ≈ one fresh build plus a handful of tweaks, or about 7 typical changes
- Builder Pack — $60.50 for 11,000 credits ≈ ~15 typical changes, or a couple of small apps
- Value Pack (most popular) — $115.50 for 22,000 credits ≈ ~30 typical changes, a solid month of steady building
- Bigger packs — Power, Mega, and Enterprise packs scale up from there, at a better rate per credit the larger you go
Credit packs never expire and they carry over month to month. Use them whenever.
(These are averages across real usage — a big redesign the whole app
ask costs more, a small copy tweak costs less. You'll see an estimate before any big change runs.)
Option 2 — Upgrade your plan (best value if you build often)
If you're regularly running out, you're probably ready for a bigger monthly plan:
- Pro ($39/mo) — 4,000 credits every month, custom domains, no watermark, private projects
- Studio ($99/mo, most popular) — 12,000 credits every month, more concurrent builds, full version history, and a volume ladder if you need even more
Upgrading takes effect immediately. Your new monthly credit bundle is available the moment the upgrade goes through, and it refills automatically every billing cycle.
Option 3 — Wait for your renewal
If you're on a monthly plan, your subscription credits refresh every month on your renewal date. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait.
Check your renewal date in Account → Billing.
What you can still do when you're out of credits
Even with zero credits:
- Your live apps keep working for all your users
- You can publish updates (publishing doesn't use credits)
- You can manage your data (view, edit, export — no credits)
- You can share your app with new users
What you CAN'T do without credits:
- Make new AI-powered changes (every chat message uses credits)
- Generate images
- Connect new integrations
How to avoid running out next time
A few habits that stretch your credits:
- Be specific in prompts — clear asks use fewer credits than vague ones (see How to ask the AI for changes)
- Avoid big rewrites — small targeted changes are cheaper than
redesign the whole app
- Ask for a plan first on big asks — start with
don't change anything yet, walk me through your plan
so credits don't go on the wrong approach - Watch the meter — the credit balance widget warns you at 20% and at 0%
A quick note on errors
Some credits go to generations that error or need a follow-up — that's a normal part of building with AI, on any tool. We go beyond the raw models to catch errors and trim wasted spend, but it never drops to zero. The habits above are the best way to keep iteration cost low. See Why errors and retries still use credits for the full story.
What to read next
- What are credits? — how the meter works
- Why errors and retries still use credits — and how to minimize it
- Credit packs vs subscriptions — which to buy when