Token & Credit System
Introduction
Last Updated: June 15, 2025The Token and Credit System is the foundation for how users access features and manage their usage in the Discourse Analyzer AI Toolkit. Tokens measure the amount of text processed, while credits act as the platform’s currency for running analyses and using advanced features. This system controls access, tracks usage, and determines billing across both...
What is a Token?
Last Updated: June 15, 2025A token is the basic unit of text that the AI uses to process and analyze language. In general AI, a token can be a word, part of a word, a punctuation mark, or even a space. In Discourse Analyzer, one token is defined as one word for your input. For the AI’s output, each...
What is a Credit?
Last Updated: June 15, 2025A credit is the universal currency used within Discourse Analyzer. Credits determine how much analysis you can perform and control your access to platform features. Every time you run a prompt, perform a search, or use an advanced feature, you spend credits. How Credits Work Why Credits Matter for Discourse Analysts Tracking credits help you...
Token Limits by Service Version and Plan
Last Updated: June 15, 2025Token limits set the boundaries for how much text you can analyze in a single prompt and how detailed the AI’s response can be. These limits depend on whether you are using Discourse Analyzer Simple or Advanced, and which subscription plan you have. Discourse Analyzer Simple: Input and Output Token Limits Monthly Plans: Yearly Plans:...
Credit System Mechanics
Last Updated: June 15, 2025The way credits are consumed depends on whether you are using Discourse Analyzer Simple or Advanced. Understanding these mechanics helps you manage your usage and plan your analyses efficiently. Discourse Analyzer Simple: How Credits Are Consumed Discourse Analyzer Advanced: How Credits Are Consumed Why is this important for discourse analysts? Understanding how credits are consumed...
Earning and Allocating Credits
Last Updated: June 15, 2025Credits are your main resource for running analyses and using features in Discourse Analyzer. Here’s how you get credits and how they’re managed: Credits from Subscription Plans Earning and Purchasing Extra Credits You can increase your credit balance in several ways: These options help you supplement your main credit balance, so you can keep working...
Managing Credit Exhaustion
Last Updated: June 15, 2025If you use up all your credits, you have a few options to keep your work going without interruption. Buying Additional Credits You can purchase extra credits at any time if you need to run more analyses or handle bigger projects. Credit packs are available exclusively to users with an active subscription. You can buy...
Credit Rollover and Reset Policies
Last Updated: June 15, 2025How your unused credits are handled depends on your account status and subscription: Rollover for Subscribers If you have an active, paid subscription and renew on time, any unused credits will roll over to the next month (for monthly plans) or year (for yearly plans). This lets you accumulate credits for bigger projects, as long...
Subscription Plans and Their Impact
Last Updated: June 15, 2025Your subscription plan determines your token and credit limits, available features, and the scale of analysis you can perform in Discourse Analyzer. Each plan is suited for different research needs and workloads. White Dwarf Plan Blue Giant Plan Red Giant Plan Monthly vs. Yearly Options For full token and credit details by plan, see: Token...
Strategic Implications and User Experience
Last Updated: June 15, 2025The Token and Credit System is designed to ensure fair, efficient, and transparent use of the Discourse Analyzer AI Toolkit for all users. By clearly defining limits and resource costs, this system shapes the user experience in several important ways. Resource Management and Fair Use With defined token and credit limits per plan, every user...