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title: How Credits Work
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createdAt: 2025-08-14T13:26:23.788Z
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At MaskIT, we use a credit-based system to give you flexibility. One credit is consumed for each operation. 

Credits are calculated based on **image resolution**: 

- An image up to **12 MP** = 1 credit
- Images larger than this consume credits based on multiples of that resolution.

**Example:**

- Anonymizing one image of 3072x3072 px (≈ 10 MPx) = 1 credit
- Anonymizing one image of 4032 x 3024 px (≈ 12 MPx) = 1 credit
- Anonymizing one image of 4608 × 3456 px (≈ 16 MPx) = 2 credits
- Anonymizing one image of 8192 x 6144 px (≈ 50 MPx) = 4 credits

## There are two types of credits in our system: 

### Monthly Credits

These are the credits included in your monthly subscription (e.g. 25 credits in the Free plan). 

- **Validity:** They are valid for your monthly billing cycle. 
- **Expiration: **Unused monthly credits expire at the end of your billing cycle and do not roll over to the next month.
- **Renewal:** A new batch of monthly credits is added to your account automatically at the start of each billing cycle.

### Universal Credits

These are extra credits you can buy at any time (excluding the Free plan) if you run out of your monthly allowance. 

- **Validity:** They are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
- **No Expiration:** Unused Universal credits roll over each month up to 12 months validity.
- **Usage:** They are automatically consumed after you have used up all of your monthly credits for the current cycle.

The number of the credits you can see in the section **Account/Subscription & Billing:**

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