# How credits work in Praktik > Subscription credits renew every month, while extra credits do not expire. We explain what uses credits and how you stay in control of costs. > **This content was translated automatically and may contain inaccuracies.** **Category:** Product **Author:** erik-capkovic **Published:** 2026-09-04 **Reading time:** 4 min --- Praktik can answer an everyday question, conduct extensive legal research, analyze documents, translate text, or work with tools in the Word add-in. Each of these tasks requires a different amount of processing. Credits bring them together into one shared unit, allowing you to track usage across Praktik. This article explains what uses credits, how subscription credits work, and how extra credits differ from them. ## Why Praktik uses credits With a fixed message limit, a short question and an analysis of dozens of documents would appear to be equivalent tasks, even though the processing involved is entirely different. Two similarly worded questions may not require the same amount of work either. One may lead to a direct answer, while another requires searches across multiple sources and the processing of extensive materials. Credits account for the actual scope of a task. Simpler work generally uses fewer credits, while extensive analysis uses more. At the same time, you do not need to track different technical units for each model or tool—the application shows one shared measure of usage. ## What credits are used for Credits are used by AI-powered features such as: - chat and legal research, - document processing and analysis, - translations, - workflows and tabular analysis, - chats and actions in the Word add-in. Usage depends on the type and scope of processing. It can be affected by the selected model, the number and length of documents, the size of the conversation, and the number of steps the agent performs during the task. For language models, tokens—the small pieces of text that a model reads and creates—are one factor behind usage. Tokens are not the same as credits. We explain how tokens and context affect the cost of a task in [How we calculate costs: tokens and credits](https://praktik.ai/en/blog/ako-pocitame-naklady-tokeny-a-kredity/). ## Subscription credits Paid plans include a monthly credit allowance. Its size depends on your plan, and you can always find the current overview on the [Praktik pricing page](https://praktik.ai/en/pricing/). Credits included in your subscription renew every month. Unused monthly credits do not carry over to the following month. You therefore begin each new month with the allowance included in your subscription, regardless of how many monthly credits remained from the previous month. This allowance is intended for regular use of Praktik. If you have a larger project, you do not need to change your entire plan—you can add extra credits instead. ## Extra credits You purchase extra credits separately when you need more capacity than your plan includes. They are available directly from the **Usage** section in your account settings. Unlike subscription credits, extra credits do not expire. They carry over to future months and remain available until you use them. They are used after your subscription credits have been depleted. Reaching your limit does not trigger an automatic payment or an unexpected bill at the end of the month. You pay for extra credits only when you choose to purchase them. ## How this works in practice Imagine that during a typical month, you mainly use Praktik for questions, shorter research tasks, and work with individual documents. These tasks use the monthly credits included in your subscription. Later, you receive an extensive due diligence project involving a large collection of contracts. Such a task may require more credits than your usual working month. You can then purchase extra credits and complete the project without changing your subscription. If you do not use all of them, they remain available in the following month. When the monthly allowance renews, Praktik once again uses subscription credits first. Your remaining extra credits stay available for the next task that goes beyond your typical usage. ## How you stay in control of usage You can see your current credit balance directly in the application. The **Usage** section provides a usage overview and the option to purchase extra credits. Praktik also notifies you as you approach your limit, allowing you to decide what to do before it is depleted. The basic rules are straightforward: - subscription credits are intended for regular monthly usage, - they renew every month and do not carry over, - you purchase extra credits only when you need them, - extra credits do not expire and carry over to future months, - extra credits are never purchased automatically. For step-by-step instructions on checking usage, purchasing extra credits, and managing their use, see the [credits documentation](/en/docs/credits/). You can find the current credit allowances for each plan on the [Praktik pricing page](https://praktik.ai/en/pricing/). To review your own usage, open [Praktik](https://app.praktik.ai/settings/usage).