02 - Credits

Credits are the currency that powers AI generation in PyxelJam Studio. Every image, video clip, and AI pipeline step costs a small number of credits, so you always know what a project costs before you commit to it.

What is a credit?

1 credit = $0.01 of generation value. So 1,000 credits represent $10 of generation, and a plan with 3,000 monthly credits gives you $30 of AI output every month.

Because different AI models have very different real-world costs, actions are priced per model rather than at a flat rate. You see the price before you generate: the quality picker on each Generate button lists the price of every level (per image, or per 5-second clip), and hovering the button shows the total for what it is about to make. Nothing is charged until you press Generate, so there are no surprises.

What do actions cost?

Exact prices depend on the model, resolution, and clip length you choose, but as a rule of thumb:

Faster draft models sit at the low end and are great for previewing motion before you commit; premium models (higher resolution, native audio) sit at the high end.

As a concrete example, a short 6-scene video with 12 storyboard images, six 5-second clips at standard quality, and all the AI pipeline steps lands at roughly 600-700 credits.

Monthly allowances

• Starter: 300 one-time trial credits when you verify your email (not a recurring allowance).
• Standard: 3,000 credits per month.
• Pro: 10,000 credits per month.

Your allowance refreshes on each billing cycle. Annual subscribers pay once for the year but receive their credits one month at a time, on the same day each month, so an annual plan and a monthly plan give you the same amount to work with in any given month.

Rollover

Unused subscription credits do not vanish at midnight on renewal day. They carry over with a grace period: 1 month on Standard, 3 months on Pro. On Standard, credits from last month remain available through the current month, then expire; on Pro they stay for three more months. Credits are always spent oldest-first, so the ones closest to expiring are used before fresh ones.

Credit packs

Standard and Pro subscribers can buy one-time credit packs whenever the monthly allowance is not enough. Pack credits never expire - they stay on your balance until used. Pro pays 20% less for every pack: Small $9.60, Medium $40, Large $96. Subscription credits are always spent before pack credits, so packs act as a permanent reserve rather than something you have to race to use.

Automatic top-up

Standard and Pro subscribers can also let the studio refill the balance for them. In Settings, under the credit packs, Automatic top-up takes two numbers: the balance below which a top-up fires, and a whole-dollar amount from $10 to $500 that is charged to your saved card each time. The amount buys credits at the same per-credit rate as the pack that money would buy, so $50 adds exactly 5,000 credits. On Pro the same money buys 25% more (20% less per credit), so $50 adds 6,250 credits. There are never more than five top-ups in a day, every one shows up as an invoice in the billing portal, and a charge that fails pauses the feature and emails you rather than trying again.

What happens when I hit zero?

Nothing bad. Your projects, assets, and generated content all stay exactly where they are. Generation simply pauses until you either:

• buy a credit pack,
• let automatic top-up refill the balance, if you have turned it on, or
• wait for your monthly allowance to renew.

You can keep browsing, editing scripts, arranging storyboards, and doing any non-generative work in the meantime.

Where can I see my balance?

Your current balance and usage history are shown in Settings. Every generation is itemized, so you can see exactly where your credits went.

For how credits interact with plan changes and cancellation, see Billing and Invoices and Cancellation and Refunds.