2 concepts, live from D1
Concepts
Every real API billing concept catalogued here, grouped by category unless filtered.
| concept | description |
|---|---|
| How prepaid credits are consumed | 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. |
| Prepaid credits on the Anthropic Console | API usage on the Anthropic Console is typically funded by prepaid credits — an organization adds credits to its account balance, and API usage is deducted from that balance as requests are made. |
Machine-readable: GET /api/billing-concepts