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Plans, Billing, and AI Credits

AdStellar offers flexible subscription plans and a simple credit system to support advertisers at every stage. This guide explains how billing works, what’s included in each plan, and how AI credits are calculated and used.

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Subscription Plans

AdStellar offers three subscription tiers designed to grow with your advertising needs.

You can choose between Monthly or Annual billing:

  • Monthly Billing
    Pay month-to-month with no long-term commitment.

Annual Billing
Commit to a full year and save 20% on your subscription.

Billing settings can be managed at any time from Billing & Subscription in the app.

Monthly Plans

Features

Hobby

Pro

Ultra

Pricing (Monthly)

$49/mo

$129/mo

$399/mo

Launches

5

Unlimited

Unlimited

Team Members

1 (+$20/member)

2 (+$20/member)

5 (+$20/member)

Ad Accounts

1 (+$49/account)

2 (+$49/account)

7 (+$49/account)

Import Campaigns

1

10

20

Meta Data Sync

Every 6 hours

Every 3 hours

Every 1 hour

AI Launch Credits

50 AI credits

250 AI credits

500 AI credits

Ad Breakdown

Proven Winners

AI Combos


Annual Plans

Save 20% when billed yearly.

Features

Hobby

Pro

Ultra

Pricing
(Annual)

$39/mo
(billed $470/yr)

$103/mo
(billed $1,238/yr)

$319/mo
(billed $3,830/yr)

Launches

5

Unlimited

Unlimited

Team Members

1 (+$20/member)

2 (+$20/member)

5 (+$20/member)

Ad Accounts

1 (+$49/account)

2 (+$49/account)

7 (+$49/account)

Import Campaigns

1

10

20

Meta Data Sync

Every 6 hours

Every 3 hours

Every 1 hour

AI Launch Credits

600 AI credits

3000 AI credits

6000 AI credits

Ad Breakdown

Proven Winners

AI Combos



Extra Ad Accounts & Team Member Add-Ons

AdStellar allows you to purchase add-ons at any time to expand your team's capabilities. Add-ons are flexible, instantly applied, and follow the same billing frequency as your subscription (monthly or annual).

Add-On Pricing

  • Extra Ad Accounts — $49/month each
    Add additional Meta Ad Accounts beyond what your plan includes.

  • Extra Team Members — $20/month each
    Add more users to collaborate on campaigns, analysis, and account management.

How Add-Ons Are Billed

  • Upgrades are prorated.
    If you add an ad account or team member in the middle of your billing cycle, you’ll only be charged for the remaining time in that cycle for that add on.

  • Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period.
    Removing an add-on won’t reduce your current cycle’s charge but will adjust your subscription when the next cycle begins.

How to Add or Remove Add-Ons

  1. Navigate to the dropdown in the app menu and click Billing & Subscription

  2. Under Team Usage, select Add More next to Ad Accounts or Team Members

  3. Choose your desired quantity

  4. Review the updated subscription price

  5. Click Confirm Plan Change

Changes are applied immediately, and updated limits appear in your Team Usage panel.


AI Credits

What Are AI Credits?

AI credits are the usage currency for the AI Campaign Builder. Anytime the AI automatically generates campaign components for you, credits are consumed.

  • Only AI-generated campaigns use credits.

  • Manually created campaigns do not use credits.

AI credits allow you to generate ad sets and ads instantly without doing the work manually.

How Credits Are Calculated

Credits are used based on what the AI generates:

  • 1 ad set = 1 credit

  • 1 ad = 1 credit

Example

If you generate a campaign with:

  • 3 ad sets

  • 6 ads (2 per ad set)

Total AI credits used: 9
(3 ad sets + 6 ads)


Included Credits by Plan

Each subscription plan includes a set number of AI credits per billing period.

Plan

Monthly Credits

Annual Credits

Hobby

50

600

Pro

250

3,000

Ultra

500

6,000

Enterprise

Custom

Custom

Important Notes

  • Credits reset at the start of each billing period.

  • Credits do not roll over.

Use them before your cycle renews.

Billing Cycles and AI Credit Resets

Monthly Plans

  • Credits reset every month on your billing anniversary

  • On-demand usage resets to $0

  • Included credits refresh automatically

Annual Plans

  • Credits reset once per year on your billing anniversary

  • You receive the full annual credit allocation upfront

  • On-demand usage resets annually

Upgrading your plan resets your credits immediately and gives you the new plan’s full allocation.


Viewing Your Credit Balance

To check your remaining credits:

  1. Go to Manage Subscription

  2. View your usage summary, including:

    • Remaining included credits

    • Credits used in the current period

    • On-Demand Usage


What Happens When You Use All Your Credits?

Once you’ve used all included credits, you can continue generating campaigns with On-Demand Usage.

You can turn off On-Demand Usage billing by navigating to the Billing & Subscription page in the app.

You can disable on-demand usage anytime:

  1. Go to Billing & Subscription

  2. Find On-Demand Credits

  3. Toggle Off

When disabled, you’ll be unable to generate AI campaigns once your included credits run out unless you upgrade your plan or wait for your reset.


AI Credits: On-Demand Usage

  • $0.25 per credit

  • Billed only for usage beyond your included amount

Example

You’re on the Pro plan (250 included credits). You’ve used 240 credits and generate a campaign requiring 20 credits:

  • First 10 credits → covered by your remaining included credits

  • Next 10 credits → $2.50 (10 × $0.25)


How On-Demand Billing Works

On-demand charges are billed automatically when:

  1. You reach the billing threshold

    • Default threshold: $100

    • When your on-demand total hits $100, you’ll be automatically charged

  2. Your billing period ends

    • Remaining on-demand charges are billed at the end of the cycle

Hobby and Pro plan are $100 billing threshold. Ultra and Enterprise plans are $500 billing threshold. Charges are grouped so you aren’t billed for every individual credit.


Turning Off On-Demand Credits

You can disable on-demand usage anytime.

  1. Go to Settings → Billing

  2. Find On-Demand Credits

  3. Toggle Off

When disabled, you’ll be unable to generate AI campaigns once your included credits run out unless you upgrade your plan or wait for your reset.

On-Demand Usage Spending Limits

You can set a spending limit to control how much you can be charged for on-demand credits during a billing period.

How to Set a Limit

  1. Go to Settings → Billing

  2. Select Set Spending Limit

  3. Enter your maximum allowed amount (e.g., $50 or $200)

  4. Save

How It Works

  • If generating a campaign would exceed your limit, the request is blocked

  • You’ll receive a notification explaining why

  • You can raise or remove the limit anytime



Bonus AI Credits

Bonus Credits are extra AI credits you earn by referring friends to AdStellar.

Here's how it works:

When someone signs up using your referral link and starts a paid subscription, you both get 200 bonus credits. You get 200, and your friend gets 200 too. Win-win! 🎉

A few things to know:

  • They never expire. Unlike your monthly plan credits that reset each billing cycle, bonus credits stick around in your account until you use them.

  • They're used second. When you run AI features, we use your included plan credits first. Once those run out, we dip into your bonus credits. And if you have usage-based billing enabled, that only kicks in after your bonus credits are gone too.

  • No limit on referrals. Keep sharing your link—every friend that converts means another 200 bonus credits for you.

So if you're on the Pro plan with 250 monthly credits and you've referred two friends, you'd have 250 + 400 = 650 total credits available that month (and those 400 bonus credits carry over if you don't use them all).



Managing Your Subscription

Upgrading

  1. Go to Billing & Subscription

  2. Click Change Plan

  3. Choose your preferred plan

  4. Confirm

Upgrades take effect immediately and credit allocations reset to your new plan.

Downgrading

  1. Go to Billing & Subscription

  2. Select Change Plan

  3. Choose your new plan

  4. Confirm

Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period.

Canceling

  1. Go to Billing & Subscription

  2. Click Manage Subscription

  3. Click Cancel Plan

  4. Confirm

You’ll retain access until your current billing subscription period ends.



Billing & AI Credit FAQs

Do unused credits roll over?

No. Credits reset each billing cycle and unused credits do not carry over.

Can I buy credits without a subscription?

No. AI credits are only available to subscribers.

Will I be charged for on-demand usage if I cancel?

Yes. Any on-demand credits used before cancellation will be billed.

What happens if I exceed my launch limit on Hobby?

You must wait until your next cycle or upgrade to Pro/Ultra.

Can I add more than 7 ad accounts?

Yes — ad accounts are $49 /month per additional ad account.

How do I get more included credits?

You have two options for getting more credits:

  • Use On-Demand Credits
    Once you’ve used all your included monthly credits, AdStellar will automatically use on-demand credits so you can keep generating campaigns without interruption.

    • Cost: $0.25 per credit

  • You can turn on/off on-demand usage or set a spending limit in Settings → Billing.

Upgrade Your Plan

Upgrading to a higher subscription increases your included monthly credits and is often more cost-effective if you rely heavily on AI generation.


What counts as an “ad”?

Each unique ad variation generated by AI counts as 1 credit — including copy, creative, and targeting combinations.


Are there hidden fees?

No. You only pay your subscription plus any on-demand credit usage or team member & ad account add ons.


Need More Help?

If you have billing or credit questions not answered here, our team is here to help.

We’re happy to assist!

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