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

# Billing and usage

> HardwarePilot metering.

AI usage metering only. Sign-in and team settings: account dashboard. Plans: [prescaler.ai/pricing](https://prescaler.ai/pricing).

## Metering

* Metered from model activity in the account dashboard.
* Monthly allowance resets each billing period.
* **Free:** Haiku only. Hard-stop at the pool limit.
* **Paid (Pro, Power, Max, Team):** Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, or Auto against the included allowance.

Desktop IDE is available on Free. Metering applies to HardwarePilot.

## Overage and spend cap

* Paid plans can continue past the included pool when overage is enabled.
* Billed from provider cost plus Prescaler markup.
* Spend cap: HardwarePilot hard-stops at the cap.
* No silent model downgrade.

## Team

* Per seat, shared AI pool.
* Workspace owner controls overage and spend caps.

## What leaves the machine

* Edit, build, flash, debug, serial: local.
* HardwarePilot: request context → Prescaler proxy → model provider.
* Requires sign-in and network.

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What happens at the limit?">
    Free hard-stops when the monthly pool is used. Paid hard-stops when included usage is exhausted unless overage is on; with overage, hard-stop at the spend cap.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I pick the model?">
    Paid: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, or Auto. Free: Haiku only.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Who sets Team spend caps?">
    Workspace owner. Members consume the shared pool under those settings.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>