# Billing

Console is free for any team size, with no seat fees. You pay only for usage, from prepaid credits that cover the
whole workspace. Owners and admins manage billing in **Settings › Billing**.

Usage through [your own providers](/console/providers) is billed by the provider, not by Console.

## Add a payment method

1. Open **Settings › Billing**.
2. Under **Payment methods**, click **Add**.
3. Choose a method and finish the Stripe setup.

Supported payment methods:

- Card
- Link
- Alipay
- UPI
- WeChat Pay

Use **⋯ › Make default** to choose the method for automatic charges. Removing a method can stop auto-recharge and Go
renewals that use it.

## Add credits

1. Under **Credits**, click **Add credits**.
2. Pick $10, $50, or $100, or choose **Other** and enter an amount.
3. Choose a payment method and click **Confirm and pay**.

A processing fee of 4.6% + $0.31 is added on top, so a $50 purchase costs $52.61 and the full $50 is added to the
balance.

## Auto-recharge

Auto-recharge buys credits when the balance runs low.

1. Under **Auto-recharge**, click **Add rule**.
2. Set the balance that triggers a charge and the amount to add.
3. Click **Save**.

Auto-recharge charges the default payment method, including the processing fee. If a charge fails, auto-recharge
turns off until you set it up again.

## Check your balance

The **Billing** card on **Activity** shows the balance for owners and admins and opens **Settings › Billing**.

The **Billing** button in the workspace header, or the `B` key, opens a drawer with live Go limits, credits, and usage.
Owners and admins see the workspace's balance, usage, and auto-recharge; members see only their own usage and limits.

## When credits run out

Paid requests fail with HTTP `402` once the balance reaches zero. The balance never goes negative.

```text
Upstream request failed: Insufficient account funds
```

## Invoices

Every payment appears under **Invoices** with its status and a link to **Download invoice** or **View receipt**.

| Entry            | Created by                               |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Balance top-up   | Adding credits                           |
| Automatic top-up | Auto-recharge                            |
| Go subscription  | Subscribing to Go, Go Plus, or Go Teams  |
| Go renewal       | Monthly Go renewal                       |
| Go Plus upgrade  | Upgrading Go to Go Plus                  |
| Go Teams upgrade | Upgrading Go or Go Plus to Go Teams      |
| Go Teams member  | A member joining a workspace on Go Teams |
| Monthly Usage    | Invoiced billing                         |

## Invoiced billing

Workspaces with a credit agreement can be invoiced monthly instead of buying credits. Contact support to set it up.

- Usage draws on a credit limit instead of a prepaid balance.
- The invoice for each month is issued on the 1st (UTC) and is due 14 days later.
- Open invoices have a **Pay now** button.
- Requests fail with HTTP `402` when the credit limit is reached or an invoice is overdue.

## Go

[OpenCode Go](/console/go) subscriptions use the same payment methods and appear in the same invoice list. Turn on
**Extra Usage** on the **Go** page to pay from credits once a Go limit is reached.