# Credits and pricing

> Pay-as-you-go credits, packs, refunds and auto-refill. No subscription.

Source: https://youcited.com/docs/getting-started/credits-and-pricing
Section: Getting Started
Last updated: 2026-10-29
All docs: https://youcited.com/docs/index.md

## No subscription

Cited doesn't have plans or monthly fees. The first audit is free. After that you buy credits when you need them, and nothing renews.

**1 credit = $1.** Current prices for audits, extra questions, extra models, fixes and packs are always on the [pricing page](/pricing), and the app shows the price in credits before you spend anything.

## What costs credits

- **Paid audits.** A standard audit covers your questions on a flagship and a fast model from OpenAI, Gemini and Claude. Extra questions and extra models (including Google AI Mode and AI Overviews) cost more.
- **Fixes beyond the ones included** with a paid audit.

What's free: the free audit, the AI bot check at [/ai-bot-check](/ai-bot-check), scanning your site, drafting questions, reading reports and sharing them.

## Ways to pay

- **Credit packs.** Larger packs come with bonus credits. Each pack lasts 12 months from purchase, and Cited always spends the credits that expire first.
- **A single audit** without buying a pack. Useful for a one-off check.
- **Auto-refill (optional).** Save a card, pick a pack and set a monthly limit in dollars. When your balance runs low, Cited buys that pack for you with a bonus. It pauses if it reaches your limit.
- **Voucher codes.** Redeem a code on the **Billing** page to add free credits.

Payments go through Stripe. Cited never sees your card number.

## Refunds

- **Failed audits** give their credits back automatically.
- **Unused credits** from packs bought in the last 30 days can be refunded. Ask for one on the **Billing** page.

## When an agent buys for you

An AI agent connected to Cited can show you prices, check your balance and start a checkout, but it can't pay on its own. Purchases return a Stripe checkout link for you to open. See [Agent signup and buying](/docs/integration-guides/agent-signup-and-buying).

## From the command line

```bash
cited status                     # balance, prices and businesses
cited credits buy <pack_id>      # prints a Stripe checkout link
cited credits buy --one-audit    # a single audit, no pack
cited credits buy --voucher CODE # redeem a voucher
```

Refunds and auto-refill are on the **Billing** page.

See [Cited CLI](/docs/integration-guides/cited-cli).