How credits and licenses work on the platform

Credits and licenses are the two main resources used on exactly.ai.

• Credits are used to pay for actions — like generating images, editing, upscaling, and training styles.

• Licenses grant commercial use rights for specific images and also unlock additional features — including downloads in high resolution (up to 8K) or SVG format.

Credits: what they’re for

You need credits for:

• Generating images

• Editing (Instruct, Replace, Recreate, Erase, Vary)

• Training Private Styles (first one is free)

• Upscaling (once per image)

• Background removal (once per image)

• Repeating vectorizations (first is free)

You can get credits by:

• Buying a one-time credit pack

• Subscribing to image licenses (each license adds 100 bonus credits)

• Receiving bonuses from the platform (support, grants, or promotions)

For exact pricing per feature, see Credit Rates

Licenses: what they’re for

Licenses unlock full access to individual images. When you use a license, you get:

• No watermark

• Download up to 8K resolution or SVG

• Full personal and commercial rights (worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free)

You need a license for:

• Images generated with Private Styles

• Images generated with Artist Styles

Base Model images do not require a license from exactly.ai (usage terms depend on the model provider).

You can get licenses by:

• Buying a one-time license pack

• Subscribing to a monthly or yearly license plan

Each license can be used on any image — whether generated with your Private Style or an Artist Style.

Credit & license expiration

• Credits and licenses from subscriptions roll over each month, up to the amount included in your current monthly allocation. Anything above that limit expires.

• One-time purchases of credits and licenses expire 12 months after purchase if unused

• If you cancel a subscription, remaining unused resources stay active until the end of the billing period

• After that, they are forfeited (unless they came from a one-time purchase)

Rules & limitations

Credits and licenses are:

• Non-refundable

• Non-transferable

• Tied to your account only

• Not exchangeable for money

You can always top up with additional credits or licenses as needed — whether or not you’re on a subscription.