> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.packagesss.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Credits

> How credits work in packages

export const GridImage = ({window, src, preview = false, img_width = 200, height = 300}) => {
  var host = preview ? '' : 'https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/packages';
  return <div className="grid-image-bg mt-3 mb-3 flex align-items-center" style={{
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    position: 'relative',
    height,
    width: '100%'
  }}>

    <img src={`${host}${src}`} className={'m-0'} width={img_width} style={{
    zIndex: 2,
    width: '100%',
    maxWidth: img_width,
    border: '1px solid #ccc',
    borderRadius: 5,
    boxShadow: '5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);'
  }} />

    <div style={{
    transform: 'translateX(-50%)',
    left: '50%',
    top: 0,
    position: 'absolute',
    height: '100%',
    width: '100%',
    zIndex: 0,
    overflow: 'hidden',
    pointerEvents: 'none'
  }}>
      <img src={`${host}/images/grid-bg-trans.png`} className="m-0" />
    </div>
  </div>;
};

### Credits in a nutshell

<Steps>
  <Step title="Not all packages require credits.">
    Some packages use no A.I. and are free to run.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Credits required are displayed on the input overlay.">
    If a package *does* require credits, the average number of credits required to run the package will be displayed in the input overlay.

    <GridImage src="/images/credits-required-2.png" img_width={400} height={300} />
  </Step>

  <Step title="To bypass credits ...">
    You can run a package without consuming credits by subscribing to our business Pro Plan and providing API keys for the underlying A.I. provider(s).
  </Step>
</Steps>

### How many credits does each node consume?

The table below shows the average number of credits consumed by each node in a package:

| Node         | Credits  | Notes                                                                                                                            |
| ------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Image        | 7        | Each image generated uses 7 credits                                                                                              |
| LLM          | 1 - many | Varies depending on the length of the prompt, response,  and/or the model used. <br />gpt-4o uses 10x more credits than gpt-3.5. |
| AI Audio     | 1 - many | Varies depending on the length of the text                                                                                       |
| Scraper      | 1        | Each scrape uses 1 credit per page                                                                                               |
| Google       | 1        | Each search uses 1 credit                                                                                                        |
| Browser      | 1        | Every browser node uses 1 credit                                                                                                 |
| Input        | 0        | No credits consumed                                                                                                              |
| JSON Builder | 0        | No credits consumed                                                                                                              |
| HTTP         | 0        | No credits consumed                                                                                                              |

All other nodes are free to run and do not consume credits.

### Have more questions?

If you have more questions about credits in packages, feel free to e-mail us at [help@nichesss.com](mailto:help@nichesss.com).