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title: "Manage billing and review usage"
description: "Change your Bearly plan, review the current credit period, add a credit boost, and see monthly usage by model."
canonical: "https://bearly.ai/docs/account/billing-usage/"
markdown: "https://bearly.ai/docs/account/billing-usage.md"
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# Manage billing and review usage

HTML: [https://bearly.ai/docs/account/billing-usage/](https://bearly.ai/docs/account/billing-usage/)

> Change your Bearly plan, review the current credit period, add a credit boost, and see monthly usage by model.

Billing settings show your current plan and the actions available for that subscription. Paid accounts also get a personal Usage view with the current credit period and a month-by-month model breakdown.

## Open Billing or Usage



1. Open the account menu that shows your email, plan badge, and usage meter.
2. Select **Billing & Pro** to open **Settings** → **Billing**.
3. To review a paid account's activity, select **Usage** under **Settings**.



You can also select **App Settings**, then choose **Billing** or **Usage**. The account menu's meter gives you a quick percentage at any time; **+boost** appears beside it when boost credits are active.

> **Note**
> **Billing** is available on free and paid accounts. **Usage** is available on paid plans; free accounts can use the account-menu meter to track their daily allowance.


## Review or change your plan

The **Current Plan** card identifies your plan and shows the actions available for its payment source. Depending on the account, these can include **Manage Account**, **Invoices**, **Restore**, and **Cancel**.

To compare plans:

1. Choose **Monthly** or **Yearly**. The yearly option is marked **17% off**.
2. Review the **Pro**, **Analyst**, and **Research** cards. If you already have a paid plan, the **Free** card is also shown.
3. Select **Upgrade to _Plan_**, **Switch to _Plan_**, or **Purchase _Plan_**, as shown.
4. Complete the purchase or account change in the billing page that opens.

Your active choice is marked **CURRENT** and cannot be selected again. If a cancellation is scheduled, **Current Plan** shows the date under **Cancels on** and offers **Reactivate**.

> **Caution — Use the account that purchased the plan**
> Subscriptions belong to the Bearly account and payment account used for the purchase. If **Restore** finds no subscription, confirm that you signed in with the correct Bearly account before purchasing again.


## Understand credits and reset periods

- Free accounts use a daily allowance. The account-menu meter shows the percentage used, and the allowance resets daily.
- Paid plans use a monthly allowance. Open **Usage** to see **Used this month**, **Monthly limit**, today's usage, and the displayed reset date.
- A managed team or individual member limit can change the monthly limit shown for that account.
- Credit use varies by model and task. The percentage meter is a better guide than counting messages.

If a chat reaches its limit, select **View Billing**, **Buy Boost**, or **Boost or Upgrade** in the message Bearly shows. The available action depends on your plan, payment source, and boost eligibility. After adding credits or changing plans, return to the chat and send the request again.

## Add a Credit Boost

Eligible paid, self-managed accounts can add one-time credits under **Billing** → **Credit Boost**. Boosts are used during the current credit cycle and expire with that cycle.

The card shows the choices available to your account, the credits added, and the amount you will pay. Bearly may also offer **Claim _amount_ Credits** when a free boost is available.



1. Review **Credit Boost**, including any **Boost remaining** balance.
2. Select a credit amount and check the **Pay _amount_** price before continuing.
3. Complete checkout, then return to Bearly and reopen **Billing** or **Usage** to confirm the new balance.



Repeated boosts can use capacity pricing, which the card identifies before purchase. Each plan also has an outstanding-credit limit. When the limit is reached, Bearly hides unavailable options and explains that the plan's cap has been reached. If boosts are becoming routine, the card may show a less expensive plan upgrade instead.

Boosts are not offered to free accounts, team-managed billing, or inside the iOS app. A paid App Store subscriber can open Bearly outside the iOS app to buy an available one-time boost, while plan changes continue through Apple.

## Review personal Usage

Open **App Settings** → **Usage**. The **Current Period** card shows:

- Your plan and the percentage used.
- When credits reset.
- The amount used and your current limit.
- Today's cost on a monthly plan.
- **Boost remaining**, when applicable.

Select **Manage** to return to Billing. When monthly credits apply, **Buy Boost** opens the same Billing pane.

Under **Usage by Model**, use **Previous month** and **Next month** to move between available months. The table shows **Model**, **Calls**, and **Cost**, followed by a **Total** row. You can go back to the month you joined Bearly and forward only as far as the current month.

If there is no recorded activity for the selected period, the table is replaced by **No usage this month.**

> **Note**
> This is your personal AI usage. Team administrators may have a separate team Usage view for comparing members, depending on the team's access.


## Payment and account differences

| Account | What to expect |
| --- | --- |
| Purchased on the web | Plan changes and account management open a secure browser billing page. |
| Purchased in the iOS app | Manage the subscription through the iOS app. Outside iOS, plan cards show **Manage in iOS App** and cannot be selected. |
| Team-managed | **Billing** shows **Team-Managed Billing** instead of plan cards. Ask your team administrator or select **Contact Support** for billing help. |

## If Billing or Usage looks wrong

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Unable to redirect** or the billing page does not open | Check your connection, then select the action again. If it continues, contact `support@bearly.ai`. |
| **Checking for previous subscription...** does not resolve | Confirm the purchasing account, reopen Billing, and select **Restore** again. |
| An iOS purchase does not appear immediately | Leave Bearly open briefly while it checks the subscription, then reopen **Billing**. Use **Restore** if needed. |
| A boost says it is no longer available or would pass the plan limit | Review the refreshed options and choose one that remains available. |
| **Usage by Model** unexpectedly says **No usage this month.** | Confirm the selected month, check your connection, and reopen **Usage**. |
| Your account says **Team-Managed Billing** | Ask the team administrator about the assigned plan or limit; use **Contact Support** for payment assistance. |

## Continue through the documentation

- [Documentation index](https://bearly.ai/docs.md): Browse every Bearly guide.
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