# Pricing & Credits

## Pricing & Credits

### Credit System

ChainGPT uses a simple credit-based pricing model:

* **1 CGPTc = $0.01 USD**
* Credits **never expire**
* **15% bonus** when purchasing with $CGPT tokens or enabling auto-top-up

Add credits at: [app.chaingpt.org/addcredits](https://app.chaingpt.org/addcredits)

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### Pricing Table

| Product                        | Action             | Credits (CGPTc) | USD       |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------ | --------------- | --------- |
| LLM Chat                       | Base request       | 0.5             | $0.005    |
| LLM Chat                       | With history       | 1.0             | $0.01     |
| NFT (VeloGen/Nebula/Visionary) | Base               | 1               | $0.01     |
| NFT                            | + 1x upscale       | 2               | $0.02     |
| NFT                            | + 2x upscale       | 3               | $0.03     |
| NFT (Dale3 1024x1024)          | Base               | 4.75            | $0.0475   |
| NFT (Dale3 + enhanced)         | Max                | \~14.25         | \~$0.1425 |
| NFT                            | Prompt enhancement | 0.5             | $0.005    |
| Contract Generator             | Base               | 1               | $0.01     |
| Contract Generator             | With history       | 2               | $0.02     |
| Contract Auditor               | Base               | 1               | $0.01     |
| Contract Auditor               | With history       | 2               | $0.02     |
| News                           | Per 10 records     | 1               | $0.01     |
| AgenticOS                      | Per tweet          | 1               | $0.01     |
| Solidity LLM                   | Self-hosted        | 0               | Free      |

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### Cost Estimation Examples

**Typical development session** (2 hours):

* 50 LLM chat requests with history: 50 credits ($0.50)
* 5 contract generations: 5 credits ($0.05)
* 2 contract audits: 2 credits ($0.02)
* **Total: 57 credits ($0.57)**

**NFT collection launch** (100 images):

* 100 base generations (VeloGen): 100 credits ($1.00)
* 20 upscaled variants (1x): 40 credits ($0.40)
* **Total: 140 credits ($1.40)**

**Daily news monitoring** (30 days):

* 3 news pulls per day (10 records each): 90 credits ($0.90)
* **Total: 90 credits ($0.90)**

**Social media automation** (monthly):

* 60 tweets via AgenticOS: 60 credits ($0.60)
* 60 LLM chat requests for content: 30 credits ($0.30)
* **Total: 90 credits ($0.90)**

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### Zero-Credit Testing

Use the **mock server** to develop and test without spending any credits. The mock server provides realistic responses for all endpoints. See the Testing Guide for setup instructions.

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### Rate Limits

* **200 requests per minute** per API key
* Requests exceeding the limit receive a `429 Too Many Requests` response

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### Staking Tiers

Stake $CGPT tokens to unlock benefits:

| Tier    | Staking Requirement | Benefits                            |
| ------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Bronze  | 2,000+ $CGPT        | Priority support                    |
| Silver  | 20,000+ $CGPT       | Priority support, bonus credits     |
| Gold    | 50,000+ $CGPT       | Enhanced limits, bonus credits      |
| Diamond | 200,000+ $CGPT      | **Freemium access**, highest limits |

Diamond tier holders receive freemium access to ChainGPT API products.


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