# 💎 New Pickaxe Credit System is Live

**URL:** <https://community.pickaxe.co/t/new-pickaxe-credit-system-is-live/7391>\
**Category:** Releases & Features\
**Created:** [October 24, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/new-pickaxe-credit-system-is-live/7391 "2025-10-24T19:57:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathaniel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/nathaniel/32/11_2.png) [@nathaniel](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/nathaniel)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/new-pickaxe-credit-system-is-live/7391/16 "2025-10-29T20:42:45Z")

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I’m sorry to hear you’ve experienced this change negatively. Let me reiterate why it’s a positive for you:

1. If you had an API key, you can still use that (until April of next year)

2. If you use our system, we now provide transparency on the exact cost of your usage

3. Seeing as we made the switch a few days ago, and reset everyone’s usage at that time, if you’re still finding you need more credits, it means your usage is costing hundreds of dollars a day. I’d check out the new [model cost estimates in the builder](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/model-cost-estimates-in-the-builder/7422/2) and the [new usage analytics in the dashboard](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/usage-analytics-on-the-dashboard/7425). Those should help you manage costs!

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