Track usage
Monitor your Space's credit pools, storage, and quotas in real time — and see which models cost the most.
Nothing kills momentum like an agent stalling mid-task because credits ran out. The usage panel shows exactly how much of each pool you've burned, what's left, and when it resets — so you can top up or switch models before work stops.
The usage panel
Open Space Settings → Billing (or Credit Usage) to see your Space's live status:
- Each credit pool — daily, monthly, and balance — with how much is used, the limit, and a progress bar.
- When each pool resets — daily pools reset at UTC 00:00; monthly pools reset at the start of each billing cycle; balance credits don't reset.
- Storage — Agent SSD Drive and Space Drive usage against their limits.
- A warning state as a pool nears its limit, and an exhausted state when it's empty.
The current balance also appears at the top of your dashboard for an at-a-glance check.
Per-pool consumption
Credits are spent from your three pools in order:
- Daily credits first.
- Monthly credits next (paid plans).
- Balance credits last.
This means promotional or daily allowances get used up before your purchased balance — so balance credits stretch as far as possible. When all three are empty, AI features pause until a pool resets or you top up.
All agents in a Space draw from the same pools — usage is tracked per Space, not per agent.
Model cost multipliers
Each AI message costs credits based on the model it runs on. Buda uses a multiplier to show relative cost:
- 1× — baseline cost.
- > 1× — more capable, costs proportionally more (e.g. a 3× model costs about three times as much per message).
- < 1× — lighter and cheaper.
The minimum charge is 1 credit per message. Actual cost also depends on input length and output size, so multipliers are for comparison, not an exact price.
Switching to a lighter model for simple tasks is the most direct way to save credits. You can change the model in agent settings. See the full model comparison.
Quota limits
Beyond credits, each plan caps a few other resources per Space:
- Storage — Agent SSD Drive and Space Drive.
- Seats and agents — how many teammates and agents the Space allows.
- Automations — number of scheduled tasks and the minimum interval between runs.
When a quota is reached, the related feature is blocked until you free up space, remove items, or upgrade. Upgrade anytime from Space Settings → Billing; increases take effect immediately.