> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.firstquadrant.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Credit usage

> Learn how to track, manage, and interpret your AI credit consumption in FirstQuadrant, including credit types, usage logs, and what happens when you run low.

## Accessing credit usage

You can always see your current credit usage in the left-hand site navigation. This shows how many AI credits you’ve used in your billing period and how many remain.

Clicking this indicator takes you directly to the **Billing → Usage** section of the settings.

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## Usage breakdown

At the top of the usage page, you’ll find a usage bar visualizing your AI credit consumption for the current billing period. This chart is broken down by the different types of credit use:

* **Actions** – Generated tasks like follow-ups or email sequences
* **Property enrichment (internal data)** – Filling in custom properties using internal signals
* **Property enrichment (Perplexity)** – Enriching properties via Perplexity data
* **Qualifying answer (internal data)** – AI-generated qualification based on FirstQuadrant internal data
* **Qualifying answer (Perplexity)** – Qualification using Perplexity results
* **Sequences** – Multi-step email sequence generations

> **Info**: To help you avoid unnecessary credit spending, FirstQuadrant will automatically archive a contact if it processes multiple incoming emails or events for that contact without you approving any of the suggested actions. This prevents credits from being consumed without user engagement. You can manually reactivate the contact at any time to resume AI processing.

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## Credit usage log

Below the chart, you'll see a log of all credit-consuming events. Each row includes:

* **Timestamp** of usage
* **Number of credits used**
* **Type of activity** (e.g., Action, Enrichment)
* **Associated record** (e.g., Contact or Company)
* **Details** on what the credit was used for

You can click the three-dot menu on the right of each row to quickly navigate to the associated contact, company, or field.

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## What happens when you run low on credits

* When you’ve used **90% or more** of your monthly credits, the credit indicator in the sidebar will turn **yellow** as a warning.
* Once you’ve **fully used up your credits**, FirstQuadrant will **no longer generate action items**. You can still:
  * View and accept previously generated actions
  * Use the platform’s navigation and views

However, you **won’t be able to generate or approve any new AI-generated suggestions** until:

* Your billing period resets, or
* You upgrade your plan (see the Subscription Settings article for details)

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