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title: Plans and Usage - Zed AI
description: Understand Zed's AI plans, token-based usage metering, spend limits, and trial details.
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# Plans and Usage

## Available Plans {#plans}

For costs and more information on pricing, visit [Zed's pricing page](https://zed.dev/pricing).

Zed works without AI features or a subscription. No [authentication](../authentication.md) is required for the editor itself.

## Usage {#usage}

Usage of Zed's hosted models is measured on a token basis, converted to dollars at the rates lists on [the Models page](./models.md) (list price from the provider, +10%).

Zed Pro comes with $5 of monthly dollar credit. A trial of Zed Pro includes $20 of credit, usable for 14 days. Monthly included credit resets on your monthly billing date.

The [Zed Student plan](https://zed.dev/education) includes $10/month in token credits. The Student plan is available free for one year to verified university students.

To view your current usage, you can visit your account at [dashboard.zed.dev/account](https://dashboard.zed.dev/account). Information from our metering and billing provider, Orb, is embedded on that page.

## Spend Limits {#usage-spend-limits}

At the top of [the Account page](https://dashboard.zed.dev/account), you'll find an input for `Maximum Token Spend`. The dollar amount here specifies your _monthly_ limit for spend on tokens, _not counting_ the $5/month included with your Pro subscription.

The default value for all Pro users is $10, for a total monthly spend with Zed of $20 ($10 for your Pro subscription, $10 in incremental token spend). This can be set to $0 to limit your spend with Zed to exactly $10/month. If you adjust this limit _higher_ than $10 and consume more than $10 of incremental token spend, you'll be billed via [threshold billing](./billing.md#threshold-billing).

Once the spend limit is hit, we'll stop any further usage until your token spend limit resets.

> **Note:** Spend limits are a Zed Pro feature. Student plan users do not currently have the ability to configure spend limits; usage is capped at the $10/month included credit.

## Business Usage {#business-usage}

Email [sales@zed.dev](mailto:sales@zed.dev) with any questions on business plans.

## Trials {#trials}

Note that trials will automatically convert to Zed Free plans on termination, and no cancellation is needed to prevent conversion to Zed Pro.
