Accounts, usage and credits
Connect an agent, see what pays for what, and check how much is left.
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What pays for what#
| Work | Paid from |
|---|---|
| Claude Code, Codex or Grok Build chats | Your account with that provider. |
| OpenCode chats | The API key you connected. |
| VD Code chats | The VD Code weekly limit in your VideoDraft plan. |
| Images, video and sound made by VideoDraft | Your VideoDraft credits, whichever agent or app asked for them. |
| Media made with your own ElevenLabs or Fal key | That provider account, for the models that support it. |
| Editing and exporting in VideoDraft Editor | Nothing. It runs on your Mac. |
Connect an agent in ADE#
Open Settings > Providers. Each agent has its own tab, and you can connect several. Pick models inside a chat.
| Agent | How to connect | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Your Claude sign-in (claude auth login) or an API key. | Long creative briefs, making lots of media, Plan mode and remote control. |
| Codex | Your Codex sign-in (codex login) or an API key. | Careful step-by-step work, long-running goals, second opinions and Computer Use. |
| Grok Build | Sign in with Grok. | Grok models, with your Grok usage shown in ADE. |
| OpenCode | An API key from Google AI Studio, DeepSeek, xAI, OpenRouter or OpenCode Zen. | Models you already pay for. |
| VD Code | Your VideoDraft account. | Included with your plan. No other subscription needed. |
A chat stays with the agent it started with. Picking another agent’s model opens a new chat in the same task.
Enterprise data privacy turns some off
When your company manages Enterprise data privacy for your VideoDraft account, VD Code and Grok Build are unavailable.
VD Code weekly limit#
- VD Code has a weekly limit, separate from your credits.
- The 7-day window starts with your first use. When it ends, the full limit comes back.
- Higher plans have higher limits. The pricing page lists them.
- At the limit, the chat stops with Usage limit hit. Wait for the window to reset, upgrade, or continue in a new chat with another agent.
See what is left#
| Where | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Usage percentage, bottom of the ADE sidebar | How much of your current limit is used. Click it for Usage Limits. |
| Usage Limits | A tab per connected agent. The VideoDraft tab shows your credits and VD Code weekly limit, with Buy credits. |
| Settings > Account | Your plan, credits and VD Code limit, with Manage plan and Buy credits. |
| Dashboard | Daily activity, token usage over time and usage by model. |
| In AI Studio: Project Settings > Usage | What one AI Studio project has spent. |
Check the cost before a batch#
- In AI Studio, the Create button shows the cost for your current settings, such as “12 cr”.
- Cost depends on the model, length, resolution, audio and references.
- Agents and the CLI can estimate a job first. Ask for one before anything large.
- Make one shot, check it, then make the rest.
- A sign-in error or a provider limit is not a credits problem. Fix it in Settings > Providers.
Use your own ElevenLabs or Fal key#
Add keys in the web app under Settings > API Keys. This is separate from connecting an agent in ADE.
- With a Fal key on, supported models bill your Fal account, and models it cannot run are turned off.
- Voices you cloned in ElevenLabs need the ElevenLabs key that owns them.
- Check the usage record to confirm which account paid.