AI credits power clariBI's intelligent features. Learn how to manage them effectively.
What Are AI Credits?
Credit System
AI credits are consumed when clariBI's AI:
- Generates reports
- Refreshes dashboards
- Answers natural language queries
- Performs data analysis
- Creates insights and recommendations
Credits by Plan
- Trial: 50 credits
- Starter: 500 credits/month
- Professional: 1,500 credits/month
- Enterprise: 5,000 credits/month
Credits reset monthly on your billing date.
What Consumes Credits?
High Credit Operations
- Report Generation: 15-50 credits
- Based on data volume and complexity
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Multi-source reports cost more
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Dashboard Refresh: 10-30 credits
- Depends on widget count
- AI-powered widgets cost more
Medium Credit Operations
- Conversational Queries: 2-10 credits
- Simple questions: 2-3 credits
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Complex analysis: 5-10 credits
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Insight Generation: 5-15 credits
- Automatic insights on data changes
Low/No Credit Operations
- Viewing existing dashboards: 0 credits
- Data source connections: 0 credits
- File uploads: 0 credits (uses upload quota)
- Basic filtering and sorting: 0 credits
Monitoring Usage
Usage Dashboard
Access via Settings > Billing > Usage:
- Credits used this period
- Credits remaining
- Usage trend chart
- Breakdown by operation type
Usage Alerts
Configure alerts at:
- 50% usage
- 75% usage
- 90% usage
- Custom thresholds
Optimizing Credit Usage
Best Practices
- Cache Results: View existing reports instead of regenerating
- Schedule Wisely: Refresh dashboards on a schedule, not continuously
- Query Efficiently: Be specific in natural language queries
- Batch Operations: Combine multiple questions into one
Credit-Saving Tips
- Use date filters to reduce data volume
- Create focused dashboards instead of large ones
- Reuse existing insights and reports
- Preview before generating full reports
Purchasing Additional Credits
Add-On Options
When you need more credits:
1. Go to Settings > Billing
2. Click Buy Credits
3. Choose package:
- 100 credits
- 500 credits
- 1,000 credits
4. One-time or recurring option
Overage Protection
- Operations blocked when credits depleted
- Warnings before reaching limit
- Grace period available (Professional+)