Plans and credits

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Credits are Kive’s currency for AI features. You’ll spend them when generating images, editing content, or training models. Each workspace shares a monthly credit pool that resets with your billing cycle.

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How credits work

Think of credits like tokens at an arcade — different actions cost different amounts based on how much computing they need. Unused credits carry over to the next month, up to your monthly plan limit. When your billing cycle resets, you’ll get your monthly allocation added to any unused credits (capped at your plan limit). This means you can accumulate up to 2x your monthly credits.

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View your credit balance

You can check your current credit balance at any time in Settings → Subscription. Before generating content, you can see how many credits each generation will consume by clicking the settings icon (gear icon) next to the generation button in the lower right corner of the generation bar. For editing tools and other features, the credit cost is displayed next to the generation button.

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Credit costs by action

Here’s what you’ll spend for common tasks:

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Watermarks

The Kive.ai watermark only appears on images generated on the Free plan (videos are not watermarked). If you’re on a Basic, Pro, or Enterprise plan, your generated images have no watermarks. If you’re seeing watermarks on your images, upgrade to any paid plan to remove them.

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Compare plans

View current pricing and compare features across all plans at kive.ai/pricing.

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Understanding pricing

When you see two prices for a plan (like $15/month vs$20/month):

• Lower price is the annual billing rate (billed yearly with a 25% discount)
• Higher price is the monthly billing rate

When you see a credit range (like “1,000 to 2,000 credits”) on a plan, this means the plan has multiple tiers. For example, the Basic plan offers:

• $20/month = 1,000 credits
• $40/month = 2,000 credits

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Adjusting your credit limit

Basic and Pro plans offer multiple monthly credit limits to choose from. You can increase your credit limit without upgrading to a different plan tier — just select a higher limit within your current plan. This lets you dial in a limit that feels right for your usage without paying for features you don’t need.

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Buying one-time credits

Paid Basic and Pro workspaces can buy one-time credits from Settings → Subscription without changing plans. One-time credits are added to your workspace after payment is confirmed and unused credits roll over as long as you do not downgrade or cancel your account. One-time credits are meant for temporary spikes in usage. They cost more per credit than increasing your monthly credit limit, so increasing your plan’s credit limit is usually better for ongoing usage. Each billing month, the total amount of one-time credits you can buy is capped at your plan’s monthly credit limit. For example, if your plan includes 5,000 credits per month, you can buy up to 5,000 one-time credits during that billing month. Why can’t I buy more one-time credits than my monthly plan? Kive needs to prepare compute requirements in advance and has limited room for flexibility. Having each user on the right plan for their needs helps us provide the best service possible. What happens if I don’t use all my one-time credits? Unused one-time credits roll over to the next month as long as you do not downgrade or cancel your account.

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Get free credits

You can earn extra credits without upgrading your plan through these programs: Affiliate program: Become a partner and earn commissions. Apply at partners.dub.co/kive. Referral rewards: Share your AI generations on social media to earn credits. Email credits@kive.ai with a link to your social media post and your Kive account email — the team will review and add credits to your account. You can also open the Credits dropdown in the top header and click Affiliate & Free credits to learn more.

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Make your credits last longer

Smart generation habits can help you stretch your monthly credit allocation: Reduce number of versions during exploration: When experimenting with new ideas, generate fewer versions (1-2 images) instead of the maximum. Once you’re happy with your direction, increase the count for your final batch. Use Default or Premium quality: The Quality dropdown offers three options—Default saves credits at lower resolution for testing ideas, Premium handles most needs at very high quality, and Max uses the highest resolution and best model for fine details like small logos and text. Use Default while exploring and experimenting, then switch to Premium or Max for final, production-ready images.

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See also

• Workspace settings
• Generate an image
• Edit tools overview