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What Are Credits?

Credits are the units that power Recruitier’s premium features. Credits are consumed when you retrieve contact persons or generate outreach messages on the free tier. Job searches (LinkedIn, Indeed, AI-powered, and internal) are completely free and do not cost any credits.

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Credit Cost Per Action

Different actions consume different amounts of credits. Here is the complete breakdown:
All job searches are free — search as much as you want without worrying about credits. Credits are only consumed when retrieving contact persons or generating messages on the free tier.

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Credit Allocations by Plan

Paid users also have a monthly limit of 2,000 AI-generated messages, separate from the credit balance. This prevents excessive automated messaging while still providing ample capacity for normal recruitment workflows.

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Viewing Your Remaining Credits

You can check your credit balance in several places:

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Dashboard

Your main dashboard displays a Credits card showing:
  • Your current remaining credits
  • Total credits included in your plan
  • A visual indicator of usage vs. remaining balance

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Subscription Page

Navigate to the Subscription page to see your credit allocation details:
  • Total credits included in your plan
  • Credits used this period
  • Credits remaining
  • Next refresh date

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Agency Dashboard (Admin Only)

If you are an agency admin, the agency dashboard shows:
  • Total credits used across all team members
  • Total credits remaining across all team members
  • Individual credit balances on the member leaderboard
Keep an eye on your credit balance throughout the month. If you notice credits running low, consider prioritizing your most important searches and using free internal job searches where possible to conserve credits.

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Credit Reset Cycle

Credits refresh at the start of each billing period according to a monthly schedule: When credits reset, your balance returns to the full allocation included in your plan. Unused credits from the previous period do not roll over — they are reset to the standard allocation.
The exact reset date corresponds to your subscription start date, not the calendar month. For example, if you started your subscription on the 15th, your credits reset on the 15th of each billing cycle. A monthly batch job handles all credit refreshes.

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Trial Credits

Trial users have a special credit structure:
  • 100 starter credits are granted at registration (specifically at email verification)
  • 10 bonus credits are awarded for completing the guided tour (one-time)
  • Trial credits do not refresh during the 14-day trial period
  • The maximum possible trial balance is 110 credits (100 + 10 tour bonus)
Since job searches are free, trial credits are primarily spent on contact retrieval and message generation. Here is what you can do with 110 credits:
With 110 credits and free unlimited searches, you can thoroughly explore the job market. Credits are only needed for retrieving contact persons and generating messages during the trial.

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What Happens When You Run Out

If your credit balance reaches zero before the end of your billing period:
  • Contact retrieval pauses — Contact discovery and message generation (free tier) are unavailable until credits are replenished
  • Job searches remain available — You can continue searching for jobs even with zero credits
  • Existing data remains accessible — You can still view and manage your candidates, jobs, companies, and outreach history
  • Manual actions continue — Editing profiles, adding notes, updating statuses, tagging, and pipeline management all work without credits
  • Outreach flows pause — Any queued email sends that require message generation will wait until credits are available
When your credits reset at the start of the next billing period, all AI-powered features resume automatically. You do not need to take any action.

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Managing Your Credit Usage

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Track Consumption Patterns

Use the credits display on your dashboard to understand your usage patterns. If you consistently run out of credits before the end of the period, analyze which actions are consuming the most credits:
  • High-cost actions to watch: Lusha full lookups (60 credits each), LinkedIn contact searches (50 credits each)
  • Medium-cost actions: Smart search contact discovery (10 credits), Lusha email lookups (15 credits each)
  • Low-cost actions: Message generation on free tier (1 credit each)
  • Free actions: All job searches (LinkedIn, Indeed, AI-powered, internal)

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Prioritize High-Value Actions

Not all actions have equal return on investment. Prioritize:
  1. Targeted searches with specific criteria over broad, exploratory searches
  2. Candidate matching for your best candidates first
  3. Outreach to the highest-quality leads
  4. Contact discovery only for companies you plan to actively pursue

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Use Free Features Strategically

Several features are free and can supplement your credit-consuming actions:
  • Internal job search — Search the existing database for free before running a new smart search
  • Saved searches — Re-run previous searches to find new results without rebuilding from scratch
  • Manual data entry — Add notes, tags, and pipeline updates without credit cost
  • Existing contact details — Review already-discovered contacts before running new lookups

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For Agency Admins

Monitor individual credit balances through the member leaderboard on the agency dashboard. If one team member is consuming credits faster than others, discuss whether their usage patterns are optimal or whether they need guidance on efficient search strategies.
Credits are non-transferable between team members in an agency. Each member has their own independent credit balance that is tied to their seat. One member cannot borrow credits from another member’s balance.

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Credit Refresh Mechanism

Credit refreshes are handled by a monthly batch job that runs at the scheduled refresh date for each user:
  1. The system checks each active subscription for upcoming refresh dates
  2. For each user whose refresh date has arrived, the credit balance is reset to the plan’s full allocation
  3. The refresh is recorded in the billing system for audit purposes
  4. The user’s dashboard updates to reflect the new balance
Key behaviors:
  • Credits reset to the plan amount (they do not add to existing balance)
  • Unused credits from the previous period are forfeited
  • The refresh happens regardless of whether the user is logged in
  • Trial accounts do not receive credit refreshes

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Per-Action Credit Deduction

When you perform a credit-consuming action:
  1. The system checks your current credit balance before executing the action
  2. If you have sufficient credits, the balance is decremented atomically
  3. The action proceeds (search, lookup, generation, etc.)
  4. If the action fails for any reason, the credits are not refunded automatically (contact support for failed action credit refunds)
  5. If you have insufficient credits, the action is blocked and you see a notification

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Message Limit vs. Credit Balance

Paid users have two separate limits:
  • Credit balance — Consumed by all AI-powered actions (searches, lookups, messages)
  • Monthly message limit — Caps the number of AI-generated messages at 2,000 per month
These limits are independent. You could run out of credits while still having message capacity remaining, or vice versa. The message limit resets monthly regardless of billing frequency.