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# Buying Extra Credits

Buy Ideogram credits on top of your plan, set up auto recharge, or pay as you go without a plan. One credit costs one US cent.

You can buy credits at any time, with or without a plan. One credit costs one US cent.

## Add credits

1. Click your avatar at the bottom of the sidebar.
2. Select **Wallet & Billing**.
3. In the **Credit balance** card, click **Add credits**.

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4. Choose **One-time purchase**.
5. Pick $10, $20, $50 or $100, or enter an amount from $1 to $300. The dialog shows how many credits you'll get.
6. Click **Purchase $X**. If you haven't saved a card yet, you'll add one first.

If you have a plan, **Buy credits** in the user menu also works. Subscribers can also click **Buy extra credits** on their plan card under **Settings** → **Plans**.

## Auto recharge

Auto recharge buys credits for you when your balance runs low, so long jobs don't stop halfway.

1. Click your avatar and select **Wallet & Billing**.
2. Click **Turn on auto recharge** in the **Credit balance** card.
3. Set a **Trigger balance** in US dollars.
4. Set a **Recharge balance** in US dollars.

When your balance drops below the trigger, Ideogram charges your card to bring it back up to the recharge balance.

### Change or stop auto recharge

1. Click your avatar and select **Wallet & Billing**.
2. Click **Manage auto recharge**.
3. Click **Save changes** after you edit the amounts, or click **Turn off auto recharge**.

## How purchased credits work

* You spend them only after your monthly plan credits run out.
* They expire 365 days after you buy them.
* They don't depend on your subscription. If you cancel, or your plan ends, you can still use them until they expire.

## Pay as you go

You don't need a plan to use Ideogram. Without one, you buy credits and spend them as you go. Your plan shows as **Pay as you go** in the user menu and on **Wallet & Billing**.

### Start pay as you go

1. Go to **Settings** → **Plans**.
2. Open the **Credits** tab.
3. On the **Pay as you go** card, pick an amount ($5–$100).
4. Click **Get started**.

Pay as you go isn't open to accounts with an active subscription. To switch to it, [cancel your subscription](/plans-and-billing/billing-and-subscriptions/cancelling-your-subscription.md); it opens up when your paid period ends.

## Team members

Team members can't buy credits themselves. The team owner buys them for each member, $20 to $200 at a time (400 credits per $4). See [Team Plan](/plans-and-billing/team-plan.md#adding-credits-for-a-member).

## Subscribed through the iOS app?

You can't buy credits on the web if your plan is billed through the App Store. See [Subscriptions Through the iOS App](/plans-and-billing/billing-and-subscriptions/ios-app-subscriptions.md).