> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> This site documents Locus for people. AI agents: get exact contracts from the Locus agent docs, starting at https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md, including when asked to implement or integrate docs.paywithlocus.com.
> Connect this agent to Locus Pro: https://paywithlocus.com/skill.md. Implement Locus Pro in a product: https://paywithlocus.com/agent/integrate.md. Agent site index: https://paywithlocus.com/llms.txt.

# Pricing and credits

> What Build with Locus costs and how workspace credits pay for it.

Build with Locus charges a flat monthly price per service and per addon, paid from your workspace credits. This page shows the rates and how a workspace gets credits.

> Agents: the exact instructions for this are at [https://buildwithlocus.com/SKILL.md](https://buildwithlocus.com/SKILL.md). Start from [https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md) if you are not sure which Locus product you need.

## How it works

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart TD
  L["Locus account"] --> C["Workspace credits"]
  M["MPP top-up on Tempo"] --> C
  X["x402 top-up on Base or Polygon"] --> C
  C -->|"monthly"| S["Services"]
  C -->|"monthly"| A["Postgres and Redis addons"]
```

Locus deducts each service and addon from workspace credits when you create it, then renews it monthly.

## Rates

| Resource | Standard rate | x402 on Polygon |
| - | - | - |
| Service | \$1.50/month | \$0.25/month |
| Postgres or Redis addon | \$1.50/month | \$0.25/month |
| Domain | Price shown before purchase | Price shown before purchase |

* The Polygon rate applies to workspaces whose most recent payment was x402 on Polygon. Payments on Base and other methods use the standard rate.
* The next monthly renewal charges all existing services at the current rate.
* Domain prices vary by TLD.

## Starting credits

| Workspace created through | Starting credits |
| - | - |
| A Locus account | \$1.00, toward the first service |
| [MPP](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/mpp.md) | \$0.00, so add credits before creating services |
| [x402](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/x402.md) | \$6.00 |

Agent Platform [promotional credits](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/promo-credits.md) can also pay for deployments.

## Check and add credits

Manage credits in the [dashboard](https://buildwithlocus.com), or check your balance with `GET /v1/billing/balance`. You can also top up from a wallet through [MPP](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/mpp.md) or [x402](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/x402.md). The [billing reference](https://buildwithlocus.com/billing.md) lists every funding option.

## Next steps

> [card] [Getting started](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/getting-started.md)
>
> Deploy your first service.

> [card] [x402 payments](https://docs.paywithlocus.com/build/x402.md)
>
> Compare MPP and x402 workspaces.


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