# Credits and plans

> Creating tests is unlimited, and you only spend credits when you need verification. Here's everything in one place — what a credit is, how much each task costs, and how plans, top-ups, and refunds work.

## What is a credit

Writing tests in Specnote is unlimited. Credits are only spent **when the AI actually does work.** So think of a credit as "a unit that counts how much work the AI did."

When you sign up, you get 60 credits right away. You can receive them without registering a card, and they're enough to run an auto-extraction once and verify several times. Use them lightly at first to get a feel for "how much I tend to use in a month." Free credits expire 90 days after they're granted, so feel free to use them within that window.

> In one line: writing tests is free; credits are only spent on AI work and verification.

## How much does each task cost

Each task costs a different amount. The heaviest is the AI exploring your whole app to find tests; verification is billed a tiny amount that adds up in proportion to how long the run actually took.

| Task                             | Credits                             | Notes                                                               |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AI test auto-extraction          | Exactly what you use (at cost)      | The AI explores your app to find test candidates. The heaviest task |
| Verification (test run)          | A small amount by runtime (accrued) | Clicking through one test in a real browser to check it             |
| Code sync                        | 0                                   | Sending code itself costs no credits                                |
| Step confirmation (screen match) | 0                                   | Matching the steps you made against the real screen                 |
| Writing / editing tests          | 0                                   | Writing and editing in plain words is unlimited                     |

AI work (auto-extraction, classification, fix suggestions, and so on) and verification are all billed at **exactly what you use**. Tiny tasks don't take a credit on the spot — their cost accumulates little by little, and a credit is deducted only at the moment the accrued total becomes 1 credit. No rounding up, no waste. Auto-extraction can cost a bit more than other tasks depending on how deeply the AI explored your app. Verification accrues a tiny amount in proportion to how long the run took, so it costs far less than a whole credit per run. (Verifications that run automatically through CI are billed the same way.)

## Plans — Free · Standard · Pro

There are three plans. Start free, and move up when your verification and AI work grow.

| Plan     | Price            | Monthly credits                          | Workspaces (workspaces) |
| -------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Free     | $0               | 60 at signup (once · use within 90 days) | 1                       |
| Standard | $39/mo · $374/yr | 260 each month                           | 1                       |
| Pro      | $99/mo · $950/yr | 660 each month                           | 1                       |

Here, a workspace is Specnote's unit for "one app". Every account gets 1 workspace, whatever the plan — plans differ in credits and AI features, not in how many workspaces you can keep.

Subscription credits refill on each billing date. Unused credits do not carry over to the next month (they don't roll over). So picture it as "use the 260 or 660 you get each month within that month."

Choose annual billing and **two months are free** — by paying for a year at once you save about 20%, so annual pays off if you plan to use it steadily.

## Credit top-up packs

Some months your monthly credits may not be enough. When that happens, you can top up as needed with a pack.

| Top-up pack   | Price |
| ------------- | ----- |
| 200 credits   | $30   |
| 500 credits   | $75   |
| 1,000 credits | $150  |

Top-up credits **never expire.** Unlike subscription credits, they don't vanish when the month changes, and they stay even after you cancel your subscription. Once topped up, you can use them at your own pace.

When you spend credits, your monthly subscription credits go first, and only after those run out do your top-up credits get used. That way you use up the non-rolling subscription credits first, with nothing wasted.

## Refunds and cancellation

Canceling is simple, and the refund criteria are clear.

- **Service starts immediately upon payment.** Because of that, all payments are non-refundable in principle. However, if you haven't used any credits within 7 days of payment, we refund the full amount; if you've used some within 7 days, we refund the balance after deducting usage. After 7 days, payments are non-refundable. See the [Refund Policy](https://specnote.io/en/legal/refund-policy) for the full criteria.
- **Cancel with one click.** One button in My Page is all it takes. Even after canceling, you keep paid features until your next billing date — nothing cuts off abruptly.
- **Credits come back for failed runs.** If a verification run fails to complete due to a system error on Specnote's side, the credits spent on that run are restored automatically.
- **Tax invoices.** From your payment history, you can issue tax invoices, cash receipts, and credit card sales slips yourself.

Payments are securely processed through Paddle. Since Paddle handles your card details directly, Specnote does not store your card number separately.

To compare plan prices at a glance, see the [pricing page](https://specnote.io/pricing), and for more billing questions, check the [FAQ](/en/docs/faq).

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Source: https://specnote.io/en/docs/billing-and-credits