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ZARMS Credits (shown as “Credits” in the app) are used up as you use ZARMS AI features. One credit equals ¥1 (tax excluded). Separately from your plan fee, credits count how much AI you use. Everyday work on cards and boards, comments, and actions from AI agents (MCP) or the API don’t use credits.

Features that use credits

  • AI search (per question; running an action it suggests doesn’t use credits)
  • Card advice, board AI reports, and Insights advice
  • Asking AI in Insights (per question; reopening a tab to redraw it doesn’t use credits)
  • Processor suggestions
  • Preparing Google Drive documents so AI can search them
How many credits are used depends on how much the AI reads and writes. AI search and board reports show an estimate, such as “About X Credits”, before you run them. If you reopen advice or a report within 24 hours, ZARMS shows the earlier text and doesn’t use credits.

Credits you get and when they expire

  • Expired credits don’t carry over to the next period.
  • Credits closest to expiring are used first.
  • Basic has no credits each period. After the trial ends, you can’t use AI even if credits are left.

Set a monthly limit

Who can do this: Owner, Manager To avoid using too much, you can set a cap on how many credits can be used each month. Set it in Limit and alert settings on the AI tab of the admin console. The limit starts at your plan’s included credits (2,000 during the trial, 1,000 for Starter, 2,000 for Standard). If it’s empty, it’s filled in automatically when your contract changes or new credits are added. A value you set is never overwritten. When usage reaches 80% and 100% of the limit, an email goes to the Owner, Managers, and the billing and credit alerts address.
Buying more credits doesn’t raise the monthly limit by itself. On the purchase form, tick “Also raise the monthly usage cap so I can use what I buy” (on by default) and, once payment completes, the limit is raised to this month’s usage plus your balance. If AI has stopped at the limit, raise it on the AI tab.

Buy more credits

Who can do this: Owner, billing manager (Starter plan or higher)
1

Open the additional credits section

Open the Billing tab in the admin console and go to Additional credits.
2

Enter a quantity and buy

Enter a Quantity from 1 to 100 and click Buy. Each unit is 1,000 credits for ¥1,000 (tax excluded). You pay on the Stripe screen.
When payment is complete, the credits are added to your balance. Purchased credits expire after 90 days. There is no automatic monthly purchase.

Check your usage

On the AI tab of the admin console, you can see:
  • How much you’ve used this billing period, and your limit
  • Your remaining credits (included credits and purchased credits)
  • Usage by feature and by month
  • A history of credit additions and deductions, and recent AI use
Members and Guests can’t open the AI tab. If AI stops, the message on the screen tells you why (see AI isn’t available).
Last modified on November 4, 2026