Credits and Plans

Magic Patterns is a subscription-based service with a free tier and several paid plans. Paid plans unlock additional features and include monthly credits that renew automatically. Credits power AI generation features.

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Plans

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Plans are by Workspace

By default, everyone works inside a workspace: you always have at least one of your own, and you can join or create more. Plans in Magic Patterns are applied at the workspace level, not to your account as a whole. Billing, credits, and plan features belong to whichever workspace you are using. You can be a member of multiple workspaces—some may be on paid plans while others are on the free tier. Open the workspace selector in the sidebar, choose another workspace, and you switch context; the selector also shows which plan each workspace is on.

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Credits

Credits are consumed when you use AI generation features. Cost scales with the complexity of the task.

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Predictability

We researched credit usage across many real designs so you can estimate session costs before you start. The table below shows average credits by how many iterations a design goes through. A single generation costs roughly 25 credits. A small prototype with 6–10 iterations lands around 180 credits, and a larger project with 21–50 iterations averages about 600 credits. The more you iterate, the cheaper each additional version becomes: longer sessions consist mostly of small, incremental edits rather than full regenerations. These numbers reflect usage with Claude Opus 4.6 (the most capable, highest-cost model). Model choice has a impact on credit spend: switching to a model for incremental edits can lower per-version costs substantially.

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Viewing Credit Consumption

After each AI generation, you can see exactly how many credits were consumed. The credit cost appears in the chat interface next to the AI response, helping you understand usage in real time.

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Choosing the Right Model

You can select which AI model to use for each generation using the model picker. Different models have different strengths and credit costs: hover over each option to see how they compare. Choosing models based on your task:

• For smaller, targeted changes: Consider using a faster model when you’re making focused edits, quick iterations, or lightweight adjustments. These models work well when you have a clear, specific request.
• For complex design challenges: When tackling larger creative tasks, exploring new directions, or working on more sophisticated UI problems, a more capable model can provide better results.

The key is matching the model to the task at hand.

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Monthly Refresh Cycle

• Monthly plans: Credits renew when your invoice is paid (when Stripe successfully charges your payment method).
• Annual plans: Credits renew at 2:00 AM UTC on the day after your billing date. The exact local time depends on your timezone (e.g., ~7:00 PM PST or 2:00 AM the next day in London).
• Subscription changes are captured and applied before credits refresh.

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Credit Rollover

We believe rollovers are only fair! Unused monthly credits roll over to the next month and expire after 1 month.

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On-Demand Usage

On-Demand Usage lets you keep generating after your monthly credits run out, with pay-as-you-go billing. It is only available on paid plans (Starter, Business, Enterprise).

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How it works

1. Be on a paid plan (Starter, Business, or Enterprise).
2. Go to magicpatterns.com/settings/subscription, click Manage Plan, and enable On-Demand Usage.
3. When your monthly credits run out, you keep generating. Each additional credit costs $0.02 with pay-as-you-go billing on your next invoice.

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Budget Alerts

If you’re on a paid plan with On-Demand Usage enabled, you can set budget limits and alert thresholds at magicpatterns.com/settings/subscription. When your on-demand spending reaches an alert threshold, Magic Patterns shows a banner in the editor near the chat prompt with a link to manage your budget; you can dismiss the banner after you have reviewed it.

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Billing

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Where to manage billing

Go to magicpatterns.com/settings/subscription to manage your plan, enable On-Demand Usage, set spending limits, and download invoices. This page works for both workspace and individual plans.

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Invoices

Download past invoices as PDF from magicpatterns.com/settings/subscription.

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Teams

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Team workspace tiers

All paid members must be on the same plan tier. If your workspace has 11 or more paid seats, it requires the Business or Enterprise plan. Free seats can always be added to any workspace at no cost.

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Managing your team

Go to magicpatterns.com/settings/team to add or remove seats, manage team members, and upgrade or downgrade users. Use this if you’re an admin managing your workspace. For more details on setting up and managing team workspaces, see the Team Workspaces page.

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