How do credits work in dGENIX?
dGENIX bills in credits. A short question costs little, cutting a video costs a lot. Here is how it works, how to see what you use and how to pick the plan that fits your work.
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The short answer
dGENIX bills in credits. Every task GENI does for you costs a number of credits, depending on how heavy the task is. Summarising an email costs little, creating an image more, cutting a video into clips the most. Every plan includes a fixed number of credits per month. If you run short, you buy a top-up pack. After a few weeks of use you see exactly what your way of working costs, and you pick the plan that fits.
Why credits instead of a fixed number of tasks
A fixed number of tasks per month sounds simpler, but it works badly. A task can be a one-line question or a half-hour research job. If both cost the same, you overpay for light tasks or get too little for heavy ones.
Credits solve that. You pay for what actually happens. A month with lots of short questions and a month with a few heavy jobs both fit in the same plan.
What costs what?
The cost of a task depends on three things:
- The model. A fast, light model for a short question costs less than a strong model for deep research.
- How much is read and written. Summarising a fifty-page document costs more than a five-line email.
- What gets made. Text is cheap, images cost more, video the most.
A few examples from light to heavy:
| Task | Weight |
|---|---|
| Asking for today's calendar | Light |
| Summarising an email and drafting a reply | Light |
| Reading a document and listing the main points | Medium |
| Creating an image for a post | Medium to heavy |
| Deep Research: investigating a topic on the web | Heavy |
| Cutting a video into short clips | Heaviest |
The exact usage per task is shown in your dashboard. So you never have to guess.
Seeing your usage
The dashboard shows how many credits each task cost and how many you have left this month. Two tips:
- Look after your first week. Then you know what a normal week costs you. Multiply that to a month.
- Watch the outliers. One heavy task can cost more than a hundred light ones. If you do those often, a different plan may fit better.
Which plan fits you?
The plans run from free to Business. What each plan costs and includes is always up to date on the pricing page. Broadly:
- Free is for trying it out, with a hard monthly cap.
- Starter and Growth are for freelancers and small teams who use GENI daily for email, calendar, documents and questions. Growth also includes Deep Research.
- Pro is for heavier work, such as having videos cut with the AI Content Engine.
- Business is for teams and for anyone who has a lot of heavy work done.
An annual plan comes with a discount. You can scale up or down at any time.
Topping up
If your credits run out before the end of the month, you buy a pack. It comes on top of your monthly allowance. If you top up almost every month, the next plan is usually cheaper. Check after three months whether switching pays off.
Earning credits
If you refer someone who creates an account, you both receive credits.
Saving credits without doing less
A few habits that save credits without getting less done:
- Ask for what you need. "Summarise this in five points" costs less than "tell me everything about this document".
- Use Deep Research for real questions. For a quick fact a normal question is enough.
- Bundle scheduled tasks. One morning briefing with email, calendar and tasks is cheaper than three separate questions. How to set that up is in scheduled tasks explained.
A worked example
Say you run an advisory practice on your own. Every working day you get a morning briefing, have a few emails summarised with draft replies, and let GENI schedule meetings. Twice a week you have a document worked out, and once a week you create an image for a post. That is a lot of light tasks and a few medium ones.
After the first week you look at your dashboard. You see what that week cost and multiply it to a month, with some room for busy weeks. If that fits in Starter, you start there. If after a month you notice you use Deep Research often or create more images, you move up to Growth. That way you pick your plan based on what you actually do, not on an estimate up front.
If you only occasionally do one heavy job, such as a large video, a top-up pack for that month is often cheaper than moving straight to a higher plan.
Credits and the growth engines
The dGENIX growth engines, such as the SEO Engine and the GEO Engine, also run on credits. A full check of your site is heavier than a single question, but you do not run it every day. Once a month is enough for most businesses.
Frequently asked questions
What happens when my credits run out?
Tasks that cost credits pause until you top up or your new month starts. Your dashboard shows how much you have left at any time.
Do unused credits expire after a month?
Your plan's monthly allowance runs per month. Top-up packs come on top of your allowance. The details are on the pricing page.
How do I know what a type of task costs?
Your dashboard shows the usage per task. After a few times you know what a summary, an image or a research job costs you.
How do I start?
dGENIX is in early access. Read what dGENIX is and what your first week looks like, and join the waitlist.
