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

# Pricing & Billing

> Pricing overview and how to manage billing in your workspace

## Pricing Overview

Contextual AI offers two pricing options:

* **On-Demand**: Pay-as-you-go pricing with \$25 in free credits to start. No commitments or minimums.
* **Enterprise**: Custom pricing with guaranteed throughput, SLAs, VPC deployment, and dedicated support.

We also offer **Component APIs** (Parse, Rerank, Generate, LMUnit) with usage-based pricing for teams integrating with existing architectures.

<Card title="View Full Pricing" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square" href="https://contextual.ai/pricing">
  See complete pricing details, feature comparison, and enterprise options
</Card>

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## Managing Your Billing

### Monitoring Usage

To view your usage statistics:

1. Click on **Usage** in the sidebar

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/contextualai/CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa/images/usage-1.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa&q=85&s=028403309b664fd8570db2dbf12c7b74" alt="" width="2598" height="1384" data-path="images/usage-1.jpg" />

The usage page shows a month-by-month breakdown of your spend across components and endpoints.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/contextualai/CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa/images/usage-2.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa&q=85&s=42e57e45d387ccda29ffce6202b0546b" alt="" width="2598" height="1476" data-path="images/usage-2.jpg" />

### Adding Payment Methods

To link a payment method:

1. Navigate to the **Billing** page in your workspace
2. Click on **Payment Methods** in the **Learn More** section
3. Click the **+New** button
4. Fill out the card or bank information, then click **Next**
5. Fill out your billing address, then click **Save Payment Method**

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/contextualai/CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa/images/usage-5.gif?s=be5c922537cec866450d18d45a8e6002" alt="" width="800" height="453" data-path="images/usage-5.gif" />

To remove a payment method:

1. Locate it in the list of payment methods
2. Click the menu icon
3. Click **Remove Payment Method**

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/contextualai/CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa/images/usage-2.gif?s=c255b07a8d374d0c1c93d254dcd273bc" alt="" width="800" height="453" data-path="images/usage-2.gif" />

### Adding Credits

To top-up your credits:

1. Navigate to the **Billing** page in your workspace
2. Add a valid credit card under **Payment Methods** if you haven't already
3. Click **Add Credits** and fill out the form
4. Click **Next** and confirm the payment

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/contextualai/CkuDIyFrtYxhwxSa/images/usage-3.gif?s=e6303431f67c59930da74d03e114e5d6" alt="" width="800" height="453" data-path="images/usage-3.gif" />

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<Info>For enterprise pricing or questions, contact [sales@contextual.ai](mailto:sales@contextual.ai)</Info>
