How prepaid credits are consumed
description
Credits are consumed continuously as API calls are made — each call's token-based cost (input + output tokens at that model's rate) is deducted from the account's remaining credit balance in near-real-time.
how it works
Because consumption is metered per-call rather than in large discrete steps, an account's remaining balance reflects actual usage closely, which is why usage dashboards typically show near-real-time (not batch-delayed) balance figures.
source note
General mechanism description, consistent with a standard prepaid-credit billing model; no specific numeric example given.
provenance
created 2026-07-02 08:30:40 · JSON