> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pinkfish.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Credits > Understanding and managing credits for value-added services Pinkfish provides a comprehensive workflow platform with included resources at every subscription level. Credits are a flexible way to extend your workflows with built-in value added services. Credits are only needed for these optional premium services that extend capabilities beyond what is included in the platform. ## Included The following platform services do not require credits: * Code generation * Workflows * Workflow runs * Triggers * Datastore * Filestorage * Monitor For a detailed breakdown of the specific limits and allocations for each subscription tier, please refer to our [Limits](/billing/limits) documentation. ## What are Credits? Credits in Pinkfish provide access to optional premium services that extend your platform's capabilities. They're only consumed when you use specific value-added services beyond your included resources: * **AI Services**: Credits fund AI language models, document processing, and other intelligent services * **Browser Automation**: Credits pay for browser-based operations and scraping capabilities * **Media Processing**: Credits enable image generation, background removal, and document processing * **Advanced Integrations**: Credits fund specialized third-party service integrations For a complete list of features available on each plan and the resource limits that apply, see our [Limits](/billing/limits) documentation. ## Credit Allocation by Plan Each subscription plan includes a specific credit allocation: * **Starter Plan**: 1,000 free credits for the 30-day trial period * **Pro Plan**: 5,000 credits per month included * **Team Plan**: 25,000 credits per month included * **Enterprise Plan**: Custom credit allocations For detailed pricing information and additional credit rates, please refer to our [Pricing](/billing/pricing#additional-credit-pricing) documentation. ## Credit Allocation Policy * **Monthly Plans**: Credits are allocated at the beginning of each monthly billing cycle * **Annual Plans**: Credits for the entire year are allocated upfront at the start of your subscription * **Usage Tracking**: All credit usage is monitored against your total allocation * **User Sharing**: Pro plan credits cannot be shared among users, while Team plan credits are shared across organization members * **Unused Credits**: Unused included-tier credits do not roll over to the next billing cycle ## Service-Specific Credit Consumption The table below shows how credits are consumed by different value-added services: | Service | Unit | Credits | Notes | | :---------------------- | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | **API Services** | | | | | API | Per Request | 1 | API service calls | | **AI Services** | | | | | Claude LLM | Per 1K Tokens | 20 | Language model processing | | Gemini LLM | Per 1K Tokens | 5 | Language model processing | | OpenAI LLM | Per 1K Tokens | 10 | Language model processing | | Perplexity LLM | Per 1K Tokens | 5 | Language model processing | | AI Agent | Per Request | 10 | AI agent service | | **Document Processing** | | | | | Doc AI | Per Page | 40 | Minimum 400 credits (10 pages) | | Word Document Processor | Per Page | 5 | AI-powered Word document editing | | **File Storage** | | | | | File Storage | Per GB | 100 | Minimum 50 credits per file | | **Browser/Scraping** | | | | | Browser Operator | Per Minute | 30 | Browser automation | | Deepscrape | Per Minute | 30 | Minimum 30 credits | | Firecrawl Scrape | Per Page | 5 | Minimum 5 credits | | Crawl Map | Per Request | 5 | Mapping operations | | Wrap Playwright | Per Minute | 30 | Browser automation wrapper | | **Media Processing** | | | | | Image Generate | Per Request | 16 | AI image generation (Replicate Gemini Flash) | | Image Edit | Per Request | 16 | AI text-based image editing (Replicate Nano-Banana) | | Replicate Models | Per Request | 10 | Other Replicate AI models | | Video Generate | Per Request | 834 | AI video generation (Replicate Veo) | | **Security** | | | | | Secrets | Per Request | 30 | Only charged for CREATE operations | | **Communication** | | | | | Email | Per Request | 10 | Premium email features | | **Search** | | | | | Hotels, Prices, Search | Per Request | 5 | Search engine results processing | Usage of these services is subject to the concurrency and rate limits detailed in our [Limits](/billing/limits) documentation. ## Credit Policies Important policies regarding your credit allocation: * **Annual Credit Benefit**: Annual subscribers receive all credits upfront and can use them flexibly throughout the year * **Credit Transfers**: Credits cannot be transferred between organizations * **User Sharing**: Pro plan credits cannot be shared among users, while Team plan credits are shared across organization members * **Refunds**: Unused included credits are not refundable and are forfeited if a plan is canceled * **Enterprise**: Special considerations may apply for enterprise customers