docuflow-ai is pay-as-you-go. AI processing and document storage draw from your organization's credit balance; everything else (uploading, keyword and semantic search, browsing and administration) is free.
Getting credits#
- Welcome credits: every new organization receives 100 free credits.
- Buying credits: open Admin → Organization Management → Billing → Credit purchase, enter the amount (minimum 100) and click Buy credits. Payment is handled securely by Stripe; the page shows the price before you pay.
- Price: 1 USD buys 10 credits.
Your current balance is always visible on the Dashboard.
What costs credits#
AI operations are charged by processing time: one base unit is one second. Interactive requests (high priority) cost slightly more than background work (low priority) because they are answered first. Storage is charged daily by size: one base unit is one megabyte.
| Operation | Charged per | Low priority | High priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCR (convert document to text) | second | 0.015 | — |
| Split document | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Map JSON to document type | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Recreate JSON | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| AI search | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Document Q&A / summary | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Compare two documents | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Compare two versions | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Simplify JSON template | second | 0.015 | 0.020 |
| Storage | MB per day | 0.040 | — |
Worked example#
A 3-page bundled PDF of 400 KB takes 12 seconds to split in the background and 4 seconds to OCR per piece (two pieces):
| Split | 12 s × 0.015 | 0.18 credits |
| OCR | 2 × 4 s × 0.015 | 0.12 credits |
| Storage | 0.4 MB × 0.04, per day | 0.016 credits / day |
| First day total | ≈ 0.32 credits (≈ 3 US cents) | |
|---|---|---|
StoreDocuments = N to delete files once processing is finished, and KeepOriginalAfterSplit = N to drop bundled originals after splitting.
Low balance and auto charge#
When the balance drops to the low-credit threshold (10 credits by default):
- With
AutoChargeWhenLowCredit = Y, your saved card is charged automatically for the amount inAutoChargeAmount, so processing never stops. - With
AutoChargeWhenLowCredit = N(default), nothing is charged; AI operations stop once credits run out and resume when you buy more.
Both settings are on the Initial Setup page.
Transaction history#
Billing → Transactions lists every credit movement: purchases, welcome credits and each individual charge with its operation, amount and description.