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

# Credit Pricing

> Pay-as-you-go credit packages and operation costs

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## Credit Packages

| Package  | Credits | Price   | Per Credit | Discount      |
| -------- | ------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------- |
| Starter  | 500     | \$5.99  | \$0.012    | 0%            |
| Growth   | 1,500   | \$14.99 | \$0.010    | 17% (popular) |
| Pro      | 4,500   | \$39.99 | \$0.0089   | 26%           |
| Business | 14,000  | \$99.99 | \$0.0071   | 29%           |

New users receive 100 free credits on registration.

Top-up: `citedy.com/dashboard/billing`

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## Agent API Operation Costs

### Content Creation

| Operation                            | Credits    | Notes                            |
| ------------------------------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------- |
| Micro-post (turbo, no search)        | 2 credits  | \~800 words, social only         |
| Micro-post (turbo+, with search)     | 4 credits  | web + X search enrichment        |
| Article mini (800-1,200 words)       | 7 credits  | base only                        |
| Article standard (1,500-2,500 words) | 12 credits | base only                        |
| Article full (3,000-5,000 words)     | 25 credits | base only                        |
| Article pillar (5,000-8,000 words)   | 40 credits | base only                        |
| + SEO intelligence (autopilot)       | +8 credits | DataForSEO + competitor analysis |

### Video (Shorts)

| Operation         | Credits     |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| Video 5 seconds   | 60 credits  |
| Video 10 seconds  | 130 credits |
| Video 15 seconds  | 185 credits |
| Script generation | 1 credit    |
| Avatar generation | 3 credits   |
| Merge + subtitles | 5 credits   |

### Trend Scanning

| Mode   | Sources                  | Credits   |
| ------ | ------------------------ | --------- |
| fast   | X only                   | 2 credits |
| deep   | X + Google               | 4 credits |
| ultra  | X + Google + HackerNews  | 6 credits |
| ultra+ | X + Google + HN + Reddit | 8 credits |

HackerNews: free (Algolia API, no auth)
Reddit: via xAI web\_search (included in xAI cost)

### Intelligence & Research

| Operation                   | Credits    | Notes                        |
| --------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| Content gaps analysis       | 40 credits | Gemini + DataForSEO          |
| Competitor discovery        | 20 credits | per session                  |
| Competitor scout (fast)     | 25 credits | model knowledge only         |
| Competitor scout (ultimate) | 50 credits | with real web search         |
| X Intent Scout (fast)       | 35 credits | Gemini + x\_search grounding |
| X Intent Scout (ultimate)   | 70 credits | more posts, higher quality   |
| Reddit Intent Scout         | 30 credits | per run                      |
| LLM visibility discovery    | 25 credits | search + top\_domains        |
| LLM visibility per platform | 3 credits  | per platform query           |

### Knowledge Base

| Operation                   | Credits   | Notes                  |
| --------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------- |
| Upload + vectorize document | 1 credit  | chunk + embed (Gemini) |
| List documents              | 0 credits | free                   |
| Delete document             | 0 credits | free                   |
| Search knowledge base       | 0 credits | free                   |
| URL fetch + extract         | 2 credits | Gemini HTML stripping  |
| PDF extract                 | 2 credits | Gemini extraction      |

### Publishing & Scheduling

| Operation                                       | Credits   | Notes                                                  |
| ----------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Publish (LinkedIn/x/facebook/reddit/threads/ig) | 0 credits | currently free                                         |
| Publish Instagram Reels                         | 5 credits | billed by `/api/agent/publish` and shared publish flow |
| Publish YouTube Shorts                          | 0 credits | currently free via UGC Shorts publish flow             |
| Schedule                                        | 0 credits | free                                                   |
| Reschedule                                      | 0 credits | free                                                   |
| Cancel                                          | 0 credits | free                                                   |

### Content Ingestion

| Type                   | Credits    | Duration / Size |
| ---------------------- | ---------- | --------------- |
| Web article            | 1 credit   | any             |
| PDF document           | 2 credits  | any             |
| YouTube video (short)  | 5 credits  | \< 10 min       |
| YouTube video (medium) | 15 credits | 10-30 min       |
| YouTube video (long)   | 30 credits | 30-60 min       |
| YouTube video (extra)  | 55 credits | 60-120 min      |
| Audio file (short)     | 3 credits  | \< 10 min       |
| Audio file (medium)    | 8 credits  | 10-30 min       |
| Audio file (long)      | 15 credits | 30-60 min       |
| Audio file (extra)     | 30 credits | 60-120 min      |

### Images & Voice

| Operation                 | Credits    | Notes           |
| ------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- |
| Blog illustration         | 9 credits  | per image       |
| OG image (social preview) | 10 credits | 1200x630        |
| Blog avatar               | 10 credits | per avatar      |
| Voice-over mini           | 10 credits | up to 5K chars  |
| Voice-over standard       | 20 credits | up to 10K chars |
| Voice-over full           | 35 credits | up to 20K chars |
| Voice-over pillar         | 55 credits | 20K+ chars      |

### Free Operations

| Operation             | Notes       |
| --------------------- | ----------- |
| Status check / health | Always free |
| Settings read/write   | Always free |
| Schedule list / gaps  | Always free |
| Suggest posting slots | Always free |
| Image style switch    | Always free |
| Knowledge base search | Always free |
| Key rotation          | Always free |

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