> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://api.pdf.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://api.pdf.ai/v2/credit-usage.md).

# Credit usage

### Credit Usage

Understanding how credits are utilized within our plans is crucial for efficient resource management. Below is a detailed explanation of credit consumption for various features:

#### 📄 Parse ([example](/v2/parse.md#credit-usage-examples)):

* **Standard (OCR): 1 credit/page**
* **Advanced (VLM): 2 credits/page**\
  \&#xNAN;*Additional credits may apply if images require LLM analysis.*

#### 🔍 Extract ([example](/v2/extract.md#total-credit-formula)):

* **Standard: 2 credits/page**
* **Advanced: 4 credits/page**\
  \&#xNAN;*Parsing credits are necessary if no cached result is available.*

#### ✂️ Split ([example](/v2/split.md#total-credit-formula)):

* **2 credits/page**\
  \&#xNAN;*Parsing credits are required if no cached result is available.*

#### 💬 Ask ([example](/v2/ask.md#total-credit-formula)):

* **3 credits/page**\
  \&#xNAN;*Note: Document must be parsed first to obtain docId.*

#### 🗑️ Delete:

* **No cost**

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### API plan

For more details and to pick the plan that best suits your needs, visit our [developer](https://pdf.ai/developer) page, and click **Manage Plan** button.

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#### Free plan:

* **$0/month** for 200 credits per month\
  🎁 *No credit card required to get started.*

#### Paid plan:

* **$49/month** for 3,000 credits per month ($0.016/credit)
* **$99/month** for 10,000 credits per month ($0.010/credit)
* **$249/month** for 30,000 credits per month ($0.008/credit)
* **$599/month** for 100,000 credits per month ($0.006/credit)
* [**Contact us**](mailto:support@pdf.ai) for more than 100,000 credits per month