Credits & Usage
Credits are TinyCommand's unit for premium features: AI processing, web scraping, vision, and data enrichment. Free features (integrations, logic, database operations) don't consume credits.
What uses credits
| Category | Feature | Credits per use |
|---|---|---|
| AI | TinyGPT | 10 |
| AI | GPT Writer | 15 |
| AI | GPT Researcher | 20 |
| AI | Tiny Search | 10 |
| AI | TinyAgent conversation | Varies (10-50 per turn) |
| Scraping | Scrape Page | 2 |
| Scraping | Crawl Site | 2 |
| Scraping | Extract Data | 2 |
| Scraping | Map URLs | 2 |
| Scraping | Web Search | 10 |
| Vision | OCR | 3 |
| Vision | Read PDF | 3 |
| Vision | Table Extract | 5 |
| Vision | Extract Fields | 5 |
| Vision | Ask Document | 10 |
| Enrichment | Person Enrichment | 10 |
| Enrichment | Company Enrichment | 10 |
| Enrichment | Email Enrichment | 20 |
What's free (no credits)
- All flow control nodes (If-Else, For Each, Delay, Transformer, etc.)
- All integration nodes (Slack, Gmail, Google Sheets, HubSpot, etc.)
- All database nodes (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
- Send Email
- Triggers (webhooks, schedules, form submissions)
- Forms (creation, submissions, analytics)
- Tables (CRUD, views, sharing)
- Email templates (design, preview, export)
Credit plans
| Plan | Monthly credits | Rollover |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 100 | No |
| Starter | 5,000 | No |
| Pro | 25,000 | Up to 10,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
Credits reset on your billing cycle date each month. On Pro plans, unused credits roll over to the next month (up to the rollover cap).
Monitoring usage
Dashboard
Go to Settings → Credits & Usage to see:
- Current balance: credits remaining this month
- Usage this month: credits consumed so far
- Daily chart: credit consumption over time
- By product: breakdown by workflow, agent, table AI features
- By node type: which specific nodes consume the most
- Top workflows: which workflows consume the most credits
Usage alerts
Set up automatic alerts:
- Go to Settings → Credits & Usage → Alerts
- Set threshold (e.g., "Alert me when 80% of credits are used")
- Choose notification channel (email, Slack, in-app)
Alerts fire once per threshold per billing cycle.
Reducing credit usage
| Strategy | Details |
|---|---|
| Filter before AI | Add If-Else nodes before AI nodes. Skip processing for data that doesn't need AI analysis. |
| Cache results | Store AI results in a table. Before calling AI, check if you've already processed the same input. |
| Choose cheaper nodes | TinyGPT (10) is cheaper than Researcher (20). Only use Researcher when you need web research. |
| Batch with limits | In For Each loops, set a limit during testing. Process 5 items, not 500. |
| Use templates | Pre-built templates are optimized for lower token usage. |
| Schedule off-peak | Schedule heavy workflows during off-hours to spread usage over time. |
Buying additional credits
If you run out mid-cycle:
- Go to Settings → Credits & Usage → Buy Credits
- Select a credit pack
- Additional credits don't expire; they carry over indefinitely
| Pack | Credits | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 5,000 | Contact sales |
| Medium | 25,000 | Contact sales |
| Large | 100,000 | Contact sales |
Credit usage in test runs
Test runs consume credits the same as production runs. When testing workflows with AI nodes:
- Use the individual node Test tab (runs one node, costs credits once)
- Don't run the full workflow repeatedly during development
- Use small sample datasets for testing
A For Each loop with 1,000 items calling TinyGPT costs 10,000 credits (10 credits x 1,000 iterations). Always add a limit during development to avoid accidentally consuming your entire monthly allowance.
The most common cause of unexpectedly high credit usage is a scheduled workflow running more frequently than intended. Check your schedule triggers: a workflow running every 5 minutes with AI nodes consumes credits 288 times per day.