Playground credit

Playground credit is the allowance your subscription includes for using models in the console. It is not your API wallet: the two never top each other up. See Balance & usage for the side-by-side comparison.

What your plan includes

Plan	Included per period
Free	$0.50
Enterprise	$500.00
Starter	$9.50
Pro	$28.50

Credit is granted per subscription period and does not roll over — an unused balance does not carry into the next period.

Watching it

The console shows used and remaining credit for the current period, and notifies you as you pass 50%, 70%, 90% and 100% of the allowance.

Playground calls draw down credit at the same model prices the API charges, so a conversation with an expensive model consumes it faster. A Playground call always shows a $0 wallet charge in your usage records — it was paid from credit.

When it runs out

At 100% the Playground stops accepting calls with PLAYGROUND_CREDIT_EXHAUSTED (HTTP 402) until the next period begins.

If a single request would cost more than your remaining credit, it is refused up front with PLAYGROUND_REQUEST_EXCEEDS_REMAINING instead of running half way.

Your API keys are unaffected — they bill the API wallet and keep working.

Top-up pack

A $10 top-up adds $9.50 of Playground credit to the current period only:

it does not carry into the next period;
it does not go into the API wallet;
it does not change your plan or its renewal;
it can be bought more than once in a period.

Buy it from the subscription / Playground usage page in the console. Refunds follow the normal refund policy; a refunded top-up has its credit removed from the period.