Pricing / Models / credit-based
Credit Based Pricing Model
A pricing model describes how commercial value is charged. It stays separate from route type, purchase track, direct plan rows, and pricing owner boundaries.
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The model label is a compact commercial fact. It should not imply quality, affordability, ranking, or buyer fit.Model definition
Definition
The source prices access through credits, generations, tokens, points, or prepaid units consumed by use.
Use when
Credits are the public commercial unit rather than a hidden internal quota.
Do not use when
The vendor only describes API usage meters or generic subscription limits.
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These route links show where this commercial model appears in the current records, plus canonical route patterns for this model.Route patterns
Route types in current records
Observed access paths
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Tool rows expose model, route, plan, and freshness fields without turning them into recommendations.Tools using this model
| tool | primary route | route types | free access | plans | pricing checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt.new bolt-new | Credits | Credits | Free plan | 4 | 2026-05-18 |
| Clay clay | Credits | Credits | - | 4 | 2026-05-21 |
| Ideogram ideogram | Credits | Credits | Free plan | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| Lovable lovable | Credits | Credits | Free plan | 3 | 2026-06-10 |
| Luma Dream Machine luma-dream-machine | App Subscription | Enterprise SalesApi UsageApp Subscription | - | 5 | 2026-05-30 |
| NightCafe nightcafe | Credits | Credits | - | 0 | 2026-05-31 |
| OpenRouter openrouter | Credits | Enterprise SalesCreditsModel Api | Free plan | 3 | 2026-05-18 |
| Pika pika | App Subscription | Api UsageApp SubscriptionApp Subscription | Free plan | 4 | 2026-05-21 |
| Poe poe | Credits | Credits | Free plan | 6 | 2026-05-30 |
| Recraft recraft | Credits | Credits | Free plan | 5 | 2026-05-20 |
| Runway runway | App Subscription | Enterprise SalesApi UsageApp Subscription | Free plan | 5 | 2026-05-20 |
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Source-backed pricing facts need official evidence and freshness. Direct plan rows are only stored when the current entity owns the plan matrix.Evidence requirements
Required evidence
Official credit wording
Required evidence
Credit purchase or allocation boundary
Required evidence
Pricing checked date
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This model page is an archive and schema surface. Exact route facts remain on tool detail pages and route taxonomy pages.Registry boundary
Tools
11
Current formal records whose compact pricing model is Credit Based.
Checked records
11
Tool records with a pricing freshness date.
Route types
5
Distinct access or purchase route types currently linked to this model.
Plan rows
44
Direct pricing plan rows owned by tools using this model.