How Zembra Credits Translate to Cost
Pricing Explained
Zembra uses a credit-based system to track usage and pricing across all services. This page explains why we use credits, how they're priced, and how credit usage scales with discounts.
Why We Use Credits
API calls are small and low-cost when measured in dollars. Putting a clear dollar tag on each one makes pricing harder to understand.
Credits let us keep things transparent across services with different call costs.
They also make it possible to apply volume discounts across all services without tracking each one separately.
Whether you prepay or get billed monthly, credit pricing stays consistent, making large-scale usage easier to plan.
Cost Effective API
Zembra credits make cost tracking simple, allow volume-based discounts across services, and remove the complexity of per-call dollar pricing. Use the slider above to simulate usage and estimate your cost.
How Credit Pricing Scales
The more credits you use, the less each one costs. Pricing follows a tiered structure, similar to utility billing:
- First 10,000 credits → $0.0012 each
- Next 40,000 → $0.0010
- Next 700,000 → $0.0008
- Next 1,250,000 → $0.0006
- Next 3,000,000 → $0.0005
- Next 10,000,000 → $0.0004
- Next 35,000,000 → $0.0003
- Anything beyond 50,000,000 → $0.0002
Your cost per call drops as your total usage grows.
Credit Expiration
Credits do not always expire, but higher volume purchases do expire faster:
- Up to 60,000 credits → No expiration
- 60,001 to 2,750,000 → Expires in 45 days
- 2,750,001 to 20,000,000 → Expires in 30 days
- More than 20,000,000 → Expires in 15 days
This policy encourages consistent usage while keeping pricing efficient.