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Which features use credits?
Credits pay for AI processing. Before starting a paid operation, check the charge shown in its confirmation or beside its action button. Use the displayed rate to estimate the cost of the operation.
Operations that do not themselves use AI credits
- Manually editing a script or character information.
- Recording your own audio or uploading a recording.
- Playing or downloading existing audio.
- Managing assets, comments, and project settings.
These operations may still require membership benefits, storage, or permissions. Processing triggered as part of an operation—for example, generating missing AI audio before playback—can consume credits.
Paid AI operations
| Feature | What credits pay for | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Scripting | Preparing a structured script from the manuscript | Document text-character count and displayed rate |
| AI narration | Generating audio for script segments | Which segments require generation and the displayed charge |
| Smart Alignment | Recognizing the submitted recording so clips can be matched to the script | Audio duration and whether a new transcript is needed |
| Smart Review | Generating transcripts from human recordings for comparison | Which recordings still need transcripts |
| Voice Design | Generating a voice from a description | Initial charge and any retries included in that session |
| Generate SFX | Generating a sound effect | Duration, charge, and cost of generating another version |
| Quick Voiceover | Generating audio from text outside a project | Text and selected voice |
| Generate Music | Generating music, where available | Availability and the charge shown before generation |
Which account pays?
Project processing—Smart Scripting, AI narration, Smart Alignment, and Smart Review—is charged to the project creator, including when a collaborator starts it.
Personal AI audio tools—such as Voice Design, Quick Voiceover, and Generate SFX—use the operator's own credits.
Reusing existing results
An existing recording does not require a new narration charge just to play it. If the same unchanged audio already has a transcript, alignment or review can reuse it without charging again for that transcript. Check the displayed charge before resubmitting.
A completed transcription can still be charged even if alignment finds no match. A failed match and failed processing are different outcomes.
Insufficient credits or processing failure
If the paying account lacks enough credits, top it up before continuing. In a collaborative project, contact the creator if their balance is insufficient.
Failed processing is not charged for the failed portion; completed work may be charged. Check Processing and your usage history before retrying.