Credits

Every credit, accounted for.

A credit is one small unit of AI work. Your plan includes a monthly allotment to run your marketing — here's exactly what everything costs, so there's never a surprise. Prefer not to count? Connect your own AI key and generation costs 0 credits.

Credits reset monthly·Top-ups roll over·BYOK = unlimited

The basics

How credits work.

Three things to know — then the full cost table below.

01 Your plan grants credits monthly

Every plan includes a fixed monthly allotment — 50 on Free, up to 5,000 on Agency. It refills at the start of each billing cycle.

02 Actions spend a few credits each

A social post is ~2 credits, an image 10–30, a blog article 10–50 by length. You always see the cost before you click.

03 Or bring your own key — for free

On Pro and Agency, connect your own AI provider key (BYOK). Generation then runs on your key and costs 0 ScoutRival credits.

Monthly allotment

Credits included on each plan.

Refills every billing cycle. Agency adds +1,000 credits for each extra seat above the base five.

Free 50 credits / mo
Starter 1,000 credits / mo
Most popular Pro 3,000 credits / mo
Agency 5,000 credits / mo · +1,000 / seat

See full plan limits on the pricing page

Cost breakdown

What every action costs.

The complete map. Most actions are just a credit or two — the bigger ones scale with the work. You'll always see the exact cost as a chip before you spend.

Create content

  • Social post Compose — text2
  • Compose — general generation2
  • Brand voice generation2
  • Image prompt Prompt Studio2
  • Blog section rewrite1
  • Blog GEO pass re-run2
  • Blog title / meta1

Images by quality tier

  • Standard image10
  • Pro image15
  • Premium image30

Higher tiers use stronger models at higher resolution. You pick the tier per image.

Blog article by length

  • Up to 1,500 words10
  • 1,500 – 2,500 words15
  • 2,500 – 4,000 words20
  • 4,000 – 6,000 words30
  • 6,000+ words50

One charge builds the full SEO-optimized article. Edits above are billed separately.

Daily brief dynamic

  • Per platform post one per enabled channel2
  • Per blog topic on your cadence days3
  • Per competitor tracked all its social + blog2

The verdict, signals and “next move” intel are included — you only pay for the content deliverables and the once-a-day competitor pull.

Intelligence & audits

  • SEO audit flat by depth (up to full site) · first audit per depth free10 / 20 / 40
  • AI Site Audit flat by depth · first audit per depth free10 / 20 / 40
  • AI prompt audit per prompt · per model · Starter+3
  • Add a competitor 6th+ per brand5
  • Onboard a new brand 2nd+20
  • Device screenshotsFree

Always free 0 credits

  • Content-engine build idea DB + fusionFree
  • Your first brandFree
  • First 5 competitors per brandFree
  • Exports HTML · Markdown · PDF · TXTFree
  • Everything with BYOK your own keyFree
Pro & Agency

Bring your own key — generation is unlimited and free.

Connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or other provider key in AI Models. From then on, every generation runs on your key and costs 0 ScoutRival credits — so your monthly allotment is only ever spent on intelligence and audits.

How BYOK works
In practice

What a month of credits actually buys.

A realistic month on each plan — competitor monitoring running every day, plus everything your brief and your team produce. Hover any bar to see the split.

Starter 1,000cr / mo

1 brand · 3 competitors

1,000 of 1,000 credits · fits exactly

  • Competitor monitoring3 rivals · every day 180
  • 60 social posts2/day from your brief · 2 cr 120
  • 30 blog ideas1/day from your brief · 3 cr 90
  • 30 blog articlesSEO + AI-ready · 1,500 words · 10 cr 300
  • 20 standard images10 cr each 200
  • 2 SEO + 2 site AI audits20 cr each 80
  • 1 AI-visibility check10 prompts × 1 engine · 3 cr 30

Plenty to run one brand solo.

Most popular
Pro 3,000cr / mo

1 brand · 5 competitors

2,910 of 3,000 credits · 90 spare

  • Competitor monitoring5 rivals · every day 300
  • 120 social posts4/day from your brief · 2 cr 240
  • 30 blog ideas1/day from your brief · 3 cr 90
  • 50 blog articlesSEO + AI-ready · 2,500 words · 15 cr 750
  • 50 pro images15 cr each 750
  • 6 SEO + 6 site AI audits (deep)40 cr each 480
  • 2 AI-visibility checks25 prompts × 2 engines · 3 cr 300

Or go unlimited with BYOK.

Agency 5,000cr / mo

3 brands · 7 competitors each

4,830 of 5,000 credits · 170 spare

  • Competitor monitoring7 rivals × 3 brands · every day 1,260
  • 360 social posts4/day from your brief · 2 cr 720
  • 90 blog ideas1/day from your brief · 3 cr 270
  • 60 blog articlesSEO + AI-ready · 2,500 words · 15 cr 900
  • 60 pro images15 cr each 900
  • 6 SEO + 6 site AI audits (deep)40 cr each 480
  • 1 AI-visibility check50 prompts × 2 engines · 3 cr 300

+1,000 credits per extra seat.

Mixes are illustrative — real usage moves with image tier and article length. Monitoring and brief output are charged per brand — the Agency column above is three brands running at once. Unused credits don’t roll over; top-ups do. On BYOK, a couple of BlogCraft finishing passes (GEO + meta, ~3 cr) still run on our models.

Connect your own AI key (BYOK) and the generation lines run on your key at 0 credits — social posts, images, articles and AI-visibility checks, forever. Audits and competitor monitoring still use credits: those are crawls and detectors, not generation, so your AI key can’t pay for them.
Good to know

Resets, roll-over & running low.

When do my credits reset?

Your monthly allotment refills at the start of each billing cycle. Unused monthly credits don't carry over — but purchased top-up packs do.

What happens if I run out?

Generation pauses until your next reset. You can buy a top-up pack any time (top-ups roll over indefinitely), upgrade your plan, or connect your own AI key (BYOK) for unlimited generation at 0 credits.

Do top-up packs expire?

No. Top-up credits roll over and stay in your balance until you use them — even across billing cycles.

Which actions never cost credits?

Building the content engine, your first brand, your first five competitors per brand, exports, device screenshots — and everything you generate with BYOK.

Do I always see the cost first?

Yes. Every credit-costing action shows a “cost chip” before you confirm, and your running balance is always visible in the app.

How do Agency seats affect credits?

Agency starts at 5 seats and 5,000 credits/month. Each extra seat is $25/month and adds 1,000 credits/month to the shared pool.

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Free to start — no cardCredits reset monthly BYOK = unlimited