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How Billing Works

Manus uses two distinct systems for billing:
  1. Credit-Based System: Building and editing your website is charged using the existing credit-based system. This covers the development process itself.
  2. Usage-Based System: A separate, usage-based system applies to hosting your website and powering experiences for your users. This includes cloud infrastructure, AI features, and API calls.

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Free Monthly Allowances

Every Manus account includes free monthly allowances to cover the initial costs of hosting your website. These allowances are designed to be sufficient for most projects until they experience significant user traffic.
Resource TypeFree Monthly Allowance
Cloud$10
AI$1
API$1
These allowances reset at the beginning of each billing cycle.

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Managing Your Billing

You can monitor your consumption, add funds, and manage your payment settings from the Website usage & billing dashboard. Website Usage
  1. Navigate to your account settings page.
  2. Select Usage from the menu.
  3. Click on Website usage & billing.
From this dashboard, you can:
  • Monitor Usage: View your real-time consumption of cloud, AI, and API resources.
  • Top Up: Manually add funds to your account to cover usage costs.
  • Enable Auto Top-Up: Automatically add funds to your account when your balance falls below a set threshold. This is highly recommended to prevent service interruptions.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Once you have exhausted your free monthly allowances, standard usage rates will apply for any further consumption of resources.
All websites created before December 29, 2025, will continue to be supported for free until January 31, 2026. After this date, they will automatically transition to the new usage-based pricing model.
Cloud usage includes backend services, database operations, and file storage associated with hosting your website.AI usage covers LLM-powered features and image generation capabilities built into your website.API usage includes external API calls made by your website.
If your account does not have sufficient funds to cover your usage and auto top-up is not enabled, your website may become temporarily unavailable. You will receive notifications prompting you to top up your account to restore service.