> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prophic.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How AI Credits Work in Prophic

> AI credits track AI generation across Prophic's pipeline stages. Learn what consumes credits, what does not, plan allotments, add-ons, and how to monitor and optimize usage.

AI credits are the unit Prophic uses to track AI generation across analysis, specification, WBS generation, and proposal creation. Local operations such as editing text or recalculating estimates do not consume credits. Hitting your credit limit pauses generation until you upgrade or your credits refresh at the next billing cycle.

## What counts as a credit action

Any AI generation step consumes credits:

* **Generate Analysis**
* **Generate FSD**
* **Generate WBS**
* **Generate Proposal**
* Regenerating any stage after an upstream edit

Actions that do **not** consume credits:

* Manual edits in any stage
* **Recalculate** on the WBS (local bottom-up math)
* Exporting the WBS to Excel
* Downloading or previewing a generated proposal

## Credit allotments by plan

| Plan          | Credits     | Details                                       |
| ------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Free          | 40          | One-time allotment with a 30-day usage window |
| Prophic Pro   | 150 / month | Per organization                              |
| Prophic Teams | 500 / month | Per organization                              |
| Enterprise    | Unlimited   | Included                                      |

<Note>
  Unused credits do not roll over. They refresh at the start of each billing cycle.
</Note>

## Add-on credits

If you need more credits before your next reset, you can purchase add-ons:

* **Pro and Teams**: \$20 per 1,000 credits
* **Enterprise**: add-on credits are included in the custom agreement

## Monitoring usage

Your **Dashboard** shows three progress bars:

* Projects used
* Quotations generated
* AI credits used (with a countdown to the monthly reset)

If you reach your credit limit before the reset date, AI generation actions pause. You can either upgrade your plan or wait for the monthly refresh.

## Using credits efficiently

<Accordion title="Edit manually before regenerating">
  Small wording tweaks in analysis or the FSD do not require a full regeneration. Edit the text directly, then move to the next stage. Regenerate only when the underlying requirements have changed meaningfully.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Refine requirements before running analysis">
  A clearer brief produces a more accurate first-pass analysis and reduces the need for multiple regeneration cycles. Consolidate scattered notes and remove duplicates before you click Generate Analysis.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Encode standards via Custom Instructions">
  Set Custom Instructions per pipeline stage (for example, your preferred tech stack) so Prophic applies your standards on the first pass instead of producing generic recommendations you must later override.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Regenerate only changed stages">
  If you update requirements, you may only need to regenerate Analysis and FSD. If you only adjust hours in the WBS, use Recalculate instead of regenerating the entire WBS to avoid burning credits.
</Accordion>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Plans and Billing" icon="book" href="/plans-and-billing">
    Compare plans, seat limits, and credit allotments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pre-Sales Pipeline" icon="layers" href="/concepts/pre-sales-workflow">
    See which pipeline stages trigger AI generation and which do not.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [How Prophic's 5-Stage Pre-Sales Pipeline Works](/concepts/pre-sales-workflow.md)
- [Prophic Plans, Pricing, and Billing Details](/plans-and-billing.md)
- [What Is Prophic? The Pre-Sales OS for Agencies](/introduction.md)
- [Prophic FAQ: Credits, Accuracy, Teams, and Proposals](/resources/faq.md)