# ChatGPT API vs Monthly Credits?

**URL:** <https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126 "2024-08-14T17:39:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![aidan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/aidan/32/523_2.png) [@aidan](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/aidan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/1 "2024-08-14T17:39:44Z")

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I’m confused on the usage. I built a couple of tools yesterday and I’ve somehow used 208 of my 250 monthly credits.

Can someone explain where the credits go? If I use my own ChatGTP API would I have unlimited credits?

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**Author:** ![admin\_mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/admin_mike/32/283_2.png) [@admin\_mike](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/admin_mike)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/2 "2024-08-15T18:14:20Z")

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Hey Aidan, I think we resolved this over email as well but I’ll write the same answer here.

If you look at your credit balance on your account page and it says 208/250 credits that means you have 209 credits **remaining** out of the 250 credits you get monthly.

For example the below screenshot indicates I have used 80 credits and still have 920 remaining.

![Screenshot 2024-08-15 at 12.13.02 PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/1X/f03764900679d9b1570e07161f7486d400d78973.png)

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**Author:** ![aidan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/aidan/32/523_2.png) [@aidan](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/aidan)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/3 "2024-08-19T14:17:31Z")

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Fantastic. I guess I’m not nearly as bright as I’d like to think!

Cheers

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**Author:** ![admin\_mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/admin_mike/32/283_2.png) [@admin\_mike](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/admin_mike)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/4 "2024-08-19T22:40:40Z")

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You are not the first customer to be confused by this. I think we are overdue to append text to the effect of “credits remaining out” after the number.

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**Author:** ![devsdaccount](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/devsdaccount/32/681_2.png) [@devsdaccount](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/devsdaccount)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/5 "2024-10-23T02:25:11Z")

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When is the credit balance replenished every month, the 1st?

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**Author:** ![admin\_mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/admin_mike/32/283_2.png) [@admin\_mike](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/admin_mike)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/chatgpt-api-vs-monthly-credits/1126/6 "2024-10-24T18:29:03Z")

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On the 30 day anniversary of when you signed up.