# Credits

> Understand what credits are, what consumes them, and how to track your usage.

Source: https://bluepic.io/help/account-management/credits  
Language: en  
Category: account-management  
Last updated: 2026-09-08

A credit is what you spend when someone exports a finished design. One credit is used when a person using your design generator exports a graphic. Opening or filling in a generator costs nothing; only the export counts, and exporting the same graphic again within the year is not charged twice.

Other actions draw on the same credit allowance at a smaller rate:

- An image rendered through the API in an [automation campaign](https://bluepic.io/help/campaigns/automation-campaigns) costs 0.1 credit.
- A video render is metered by its duration, resolution, and frame rate; a 10-second 2K clip costs about 0.1 credit.

Exports that never consume credits:

- Exports by logged-in [team members](https://bluepic.io/help/account-management/teams) in a private campaign.
- Exports made with the password of a [team campaign](https://bluepic.io/help/campaigns/team-campaigns).
- Watermarked exports while your usage is above the allowance.

Your allowance is a yearly amount that resets on your renewal date (Pro) or the anniversary of your signup (Free); unused credits do not carry over. You can see your usage any time under **Settings → Billing**, and you get a notification at 80 % of your allowance and when you cross it. Your plan's allowance, the price of additional credits, and what happens above the allowance are on the [pricing page](https://bluepic.io/pricing).