Lesson 1 of 4 · 4 min
What a credit is
You can explain the unit to someone who has to approve the spend.
A credit is the single unit everything is priced in, so one number covers work that runs on many different models.
Why a single unit
Different models cost different amounts and change over time. Pricing every feature separately would mean a price list nobody reads and that goes stale.
Steps
- Look at your current balance.
- Run one thing and watch what it deducts.
- Look at that deduction in your record.
- Multiply by what a normal week looks like for you.
What to tell a finance team
Credits are consumed by generation, they are bought in advance or included in a plan, and every deduction is recorded against the run that caused it. There is a line item for everything.
What to watch for
Balance is not the same as plan allowance. Know which one you are looking at when you check whether you can afford something.