Understanding Credits
How Starlight's usage-based credit system works.
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Starlight uses a credit-based system. Every AI-powered action costs a set number of credits, and your plan determines how many credits you get each month.
Credit Costs
| Action | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Search | 5 | Run a new lead search |
| Load more results | 3 | Fetch the next page of search results |
| AI search enhance | 2 | AI-powered query refinement |
| Generate messages | 10 | AI-draft personalized outreach for a lead |
| Sequence email | 5 | Send an email through a sequence |
| AI reply draft | 5 | Generate an AI response to a prospect's reply |
| Meeting notes | 5 | Generate AI meeting notes |
| Website scan | 3 | Scan a prospect's website for context |
| LinkedIn scan | 3 | Scan a prospect's LinkedIn for context |
| Contact export | 1 | Export a contact to CSV or CRM |
| Sales coaching | 5 | Get AI sales coaching insights |
Checking Your Balance
Your current credit usage is always visible in the sidebar at the bottom left. It shows a progress bar with credits used out of your total allowance.
You can also see detailed usage in Settings → Plans & Billing.
Monthly Reset
Credits reset every 30 days from when your billing cycle started. Unused credits do not roll over to the next month.
Running Low on Credits
When your credits are running low, you'll receive a Credits Low notification. You can:
- Upgrade your plan for more monthly credits — see Plans & Pricing
- Wait for reset — credits refresh at the start of your next billing cycle
What Happens When Credits Run Out
When you're out of credits:
- AI-powered actions (search, drafting, meeting notes) will show an upgrade prompt
- Already-scheduled messages will remain queued and send when credits are available
- Manual actions (viewing contacts, reading inbox) continue to work normally
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