From a credit counter to a credit economy.

Move from a flat per-generation burn to a credit currency that charges variable amounts per action. Standard dashboards stay cheap, Pro reasoning models and Auto-Insights cost more. Unlocks rollovers, granular activity tracking, and a real balance chart.

Model:

Credits price every action. Standard generation is 100 credits, Pro is 250. Unused credits roll into next month. The Plan page shows balance over time plus a credit ledger.

Surface:

Builder model picker, nav credit pill, Plan page activity

Two ways to add credits without changing plan. Buy a pack now, or set a rule that buys a credit amount when your balance dips below a threshold.

Model:

À la carte packs at $10/1,000, $45/5,000, $150/20,000. Auto rule: threshold + credit amount with computed price.

Surface:

Builder paywall, nav credit pill Add credits, Plan page Auto top-up card

A real freemium entry. 500 credits per month (about 5 dashboards), 1 seat, 2 data sources, a 'Made with Dash AI' badge on shared dashboards, top-ups available without subscribing.

Model:

Fourth tier on the pricing page. 500 credits/month with monthly reset. Badge on shared dashboards, top-ups allowed without a subscription.

Surface:

/app/pricing, Free plan view on the Plan page

Admin controls for organizations. Per-member caps and overrides, team-wide top-ups, audit log. Plus negotiated contracts that ramp credit allotment up over time as the relationship grows.

Model:

Mock team of 5 with editable caps. Contract ramp chart + month-by-month schedule of committed credits, 50,000 → 500,000 over 12 months.

Surface:

/app/team

Grant credits for every user referred. Two tiers: 200 credits when the referred user signs up, 1,000 when they subscribe. Word-of-mouth growth on a credit budget.

Model:

200 credits per signup, 1,000 per subscription. Shareable referral link, stats, payouts logged as top-ups in the credit ledger.

Surface:

/app/referrals