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What are AI credits and how do they work?

A quick guide on how AI credits work, including when they're used and how they're calculated.

Written by Austin Meusch
Updated this week

What are AI Credits?

AI credits are used when assigning activities to a classroom that include AI-powered grading or feedback. More advanced grading methods use more credits. Credits are deducted at the time of assignment and are calculated per classroom.

Teacher seats with AI credit limits include a monthly credit allowance that automatically refills. These monthly credits reset every month and do not roll over.

If you run out, you can purchase top-off credits through the app via credit card. Top-off credits never expire and will be used only when your monthly balance runs out.

Grading method

Credits per classroom

Pass/Fail

10

Standards-Based

30

Rubric

50


How many credits does Instant Feedback use?

  • Instant Feedback costs 10 credits per page, per classroom

  • It is charged in addition to grading

  • Credits are deducted when the activity is assigned


What determines how many credits are used?

The total number of credits depends on:

  • The grading method selected for each page

  • Whether Instant Feedback is enabled

  • The number of pages using AI features

  • The number of classrooms the activity is assigned to


How are credits calculated?

Credits are calculated per page, then multiplied by the number of classrooms:

Total credits = (grading cost + Instant Feedback, if enabled) × pages × classrooms

Important notes

  • Credits are charged when the activity is assigned, not when students complete it

  • Credits are calculated per classroom, so assigning to multiple classes increases total usage

  • Instant Feedback is charged separately from grading, even when both are used on the same page

Example: Multiple pages and grading types

Let’s say you assign an activity with:

  • 4 Open Response pages

    • 2 graded with Rubric (50 credits each)

    • 2 graded with Pass/Fail (10 credits each)

  • Instant Feedback enabled on all 4 pages (10 credits each)

  • Assigned to 2 classrooms

Credit breakdown:

  • Rubric: 2 × 50 × 2 = 200 credits

  • Pass/Fail: 2 × 10 × 2 = 40 credits

  • Instant Feedback: 4 × 10 × 2 = 80 credits

Total cost:
200 + 40 + 80 = 320 credits


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