How credits work

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In short

Credits pay for the AI work Variask does for you. Each tracked answer uses credits depending on the engine, and actions like Agent messages and content drafts use a few more. Your plan includes a set number each month, and they renew at the start of each month.

Credits per tracked answer

  • ChatGPT: 1 credit per answer
  • Gemini: 1 credit per answer
  • Claude: 1 credit per answer
  • Grok: 1 credit per answer
  • DeepSeek: 1 credit per answer
  • Perplexity: 2 credits per answer
  • Google AI Overviews: 2 credits per answer
  • Google AI Mode: 2 credits per answer
  • ChatGPT app: 3 credits per answer
  • Copilot: 3 credits per answer
  • Premium engines, on plans that include them: 6 credits per answer

A check of one prompt on six engines, once each, uses roughly 6 to 12 credits depending on the engines chosen.

Other actions

  • One Quick or Balanced question to Variask AI Mode: 1 credit, a Deep question: 3 credits
  • Brand perception analysis: 4 credits
  • Accuracy check of stored answers: 3 credits
  • llms.txt draft: 5 credits
  • Content: 8 credits for an article, 5 for a blog post, 2 for a LinkedIn post

Make credits go further

  • Pause prompts you no longer need.
  • Track the engines your buyers actually use.
  • Use weekly checks unless you need daily data.
  • Ask for more answers per prompt only on your most important questions.

Still stuck? Email support@variask.com from the address on your account.

Questions

How credits work:
common questions

No. Paid plan credits renew at the start of each calendar month and unused credits do not roll over. Trial credits are one allowance for the whole trial.

New checks and paid actions pause until credits renew or you move to a larger plan. Your existing data stays visible.

In your account's plan page, which shows credits used this month.

Some engines cost more to run, for example those that capture the real consumer app or search the web on every answer.

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