What are Magic credits and how do I control AI usage?
Understand Magic credits, subscriptions and AI consumption.
Some AI services have separate processing costs. Magic credits make that usage visible and controllable; credits are distinct from the subscription period.
What you will learn
Know when credits are used and how to check your balance before expensive work.
Before you start
- Find Subscription & Payments.
- Review the chosen service and estimated cost before heavy generation.
- Start testing with a smaller request.
Steps
1 — Check your balance
Open Subscription & Payments to see Magic credits and subscription status.
2 — Identify the service
Image generation, video generation and other intelligent actions can have different consumption.
3 — Run a small test
Review one test output before generating repeatedly.
4 — Reduce aimless retries
If an output has a specific issue, address it in the next request.
5 — Review usage periodically
Check balances before important campaigns or heavy team use.
Useful tips
- Subscriptions grant feature access; Magic credits cover certain processing costs.
- Review each output before regenerating.
- Choose a model and settings appropriate to the test.
Troubleshooting
- If a service does not run, check both the credit balance and plan access.
- If consumption is unexpected, review request counts and the services used.