Controlling credits
GenieForge usually includes monthly credits in your subscription for AI and related platform usage. This page is about controlling spend, not quoting exact prices. For current plan numbers, use https://genieforge.ai, your billing settings, or support@genieforge.ai.The rule of thumb
Credit usage reflects work performed, not how big a screen looks. A small page can still be expensive if it needs heavy data processing, many integration calls, large file analysis, or lots of plan-and-rebuild loops. A large dashboard can be cheap if it reuses tools and pages you already have.Build vs Chat
Preview clicks and ordinary page browsing are not the same as asking the AI to rebuild features.
Active build time
On Credit Usage, active build time is how long the agent spent working on Build requests. It excludes idle gaps while you think. Long active time often means large plans, repeated failures, or broad rebuilds.What tends to cost more
- Broad prompts that rebuild many surfaces at once
- Redoing work that already exists instead of refining
- Large imports, scrapes, or file analysis in the main Build loop
- Fan-out of many sub-agents or long agent loops in automations
- Tight trial-and-error without reading errors from Preview as
What tends to cost less
- Asking for a small, named change (“add a status column to the Clients page”)
- Reusing tools, libraries, and pages
- Moving bulk work into background tasks
- Testing with Preview as before another Build turn
- Using Chat mode once the capability exists
How to keep a build predictable
- Approve a clear plan before heavy work.
- Prefer incremental asks over “rebuild the whole app.”
- Put durable preferences in Build Rules so you do not re-argue them every chat.
- Fix role and access issues with Access + Preview as instead of guessing in Build.
- Watch Credit Usage (Build vs Chat, spend by person) for the app.
Exact quotes are hard
The same sentence can expand into very different work depending on existing schema, integrations, and edge cases. GenieForge should not invent a fixed credit quote for a feature. Use active build time and recent rows as your signal, and ask support if you need help choosing a plan.Where to look
- App sidebar Credit Usage (admin or owner): Credit usage in an app
- Account billing settings for balance and top-up
- Billing, plans, and credits