StartupAPI Docs

Pricing & credits

Understand how billing works

You buy credits, then spend them per token on successful requests only.

Estimated time: under 1 minuteTop up whenever your balance is low.Last updated: July 2026

How billing works

  • Credits are prepaid — you're never billed by surprise.
  • Each successful request costs a small amount per token, deducted from your balance.
  • Failed requests aren't charged.

Add credits

Pick an amount and complete the payment. Your balance updates right after.

Add Credits
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Your balance updates after a successful purchase.

Check your balance

Your available balance is always in your dashboard.

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