What uses AI credits
AI credits are consumed by actions that require artificial intelligence processing.
Article generation
1000 words article uses approximately 100 credits
This includes research, drafting, and refinement
Changing the word count to 2000, 3000 will proportionally increase the credits usage.
AI image generation
Each EXTRA generated image uses 5 credits (if you decide to edit the generated draft and generate additional images)
Stock image search
Each EXTRA search uses 2 credits
Prompt tracking
Each AI platform response uses 15 credits
Tracking one prompt across 1 platform(like ChatGPT) uses 200 credits per refresh cycle
What does not use AI credits
These features do not touch your AI credit balance:
Keyword Rank Tracking - monitored daily regardless of credits
Website Audits - page audits have their own monthly limit
Keyword Research - unlimited on all paid plans
Traffic Analytics - pulling data from Google Search Console and Analytics
Topic Clusters - generating and updating clusters
Competitor Analysis - tracking competitor rankings and visibility
How far your credits go
Starter plan with 3,000 credits
Scenario 1 - Publishing focus:
20 articles per month (2,000 credits) - 100 credits/article
Remaining: 1,000 credits for prompt tracking or extra articles
Scenario 2 - AI visibility focus:
20 articles (2,000 credits)
Track 20 prompts across 4 platforms (1200 credits) - 15 credits/response
This exceeds the 3,000 limit, so you would need to either generate fewer articles or track fewer prompts
What happens when credits run out
Article generation pauses until your next billing cycle or until you purchase extra credits
Prompt tracking pauses
Rank tracking, audits, traffic data, and keyword research continue working normally
Existing published content and reports remain accessible
You are never charged automatically for extra credits. You must manually purchase a top up pack.
Click here for pricing of Extra Credits: https://help.snowseo.com/en/articles/15506704-plans-extra-credits-pricing
How credit reset works
Credits refresh on your billing cycle, not the calendar month.
If you subscribed on the 15th, your credits reset on the 15th of each month. If you subscribed on the 3rd, they reset on the 3rd.
Unused credits that comes with the plan do not roll over. Plan your usage around your reset date.
If you purchase extra Credits, they DO NOT expire and have lifetime validity.