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AI cost & quota

Last updated May 15, 2026 · 4 min read

AI in Slima isn't unlimited — each operation consumes credits. This article tells you how much was used, how much is left, and what to do when you're at zero. No exact numbers — pricing / formulas live at /plans, which evolves.

Slima Writing Studio editor as a visual reference: left file tree / centre editor with format toolbar / right Notes panel

See your balance

Three places:

  1. The pre-action estimate dialog — before a credit-costing op: "~X credits / you have Y left"
  2. Account → Usage — the fullest view (below)
  3. Account → Overview — a card with this week's AI usage summary

The sync indicator next to the book title does not show credits — credits live only in the places above.

Account → Usage: three tabs

  • Purchase Credits — top up
  • Usage Stats — AI usage, permanent credit, report quota
  • History — every credit earned / spent, with timestamps

Estimates before you spend

Before an action that costs credits, Slima usually:

  1. Estimates the cost
  2. Shows "Estimated X credits / you have Y left"
  3. Waits for your confirm

E.g.:

  • "Rewrite this chapter" → a confirmation dialog: "~X credits (you have Y)"
  • Large ops (chapter analysis, chapter rewrite) almost always prompt to confirm
  • Small ops (single-sentence rewrite, quick action) just run

Out of credits: two quota prompts

Two surfaces:

The pre-action confirmation dialog

"This operation estimates X credits; you have Y"

Depending on your account state:

  • Start Free Trial (if you haven't used it) or View Plans — go to /plans
  • Cancel the operation

Running out mid-operation

Rare — operation exceeded estimate mid-flight:

  • What's been produced stays
  • the confirmation dialog opens for the three options above

Why we don't list numbers here

This article deliberately doesn't say "X credits per chat" or "Pro gives Y per month" because:

  • Models / pricing adjust
  • Tokens per chat vary wildly with context
  • Hard-coded numbers in docs mislead within months

Numbers live at slima.ai/plans — always current. Inside Slima, Account → Usage shows your live state.

Credit-saving habits

  1. Use quick actions for small edits (Quick actions on selection) — cheaper than a full chat
  2. Web search off when not needed (Web search) — extra cost when on
  3. Split long chats — 50+ message chats compress but still rack tokens; new topic → new chat
  4. One decisive big edit instead of four nudges — don't quick-action the same passage 4 times; ask for "rewrite, give me 3 versions" once

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