{"id":20952,"date":"2026-10-19T02:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T02:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=20952"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:26:25","slug":"hostinger-ai-credits-how-the-shared-balance-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-ai-credits-how-the-shared-balance-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger AI credits: How the shared balance works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hostinger AI credits are one shared balance that you spend across Hostinger AI Builder, Hostinger Agent, Hostinger Reach, and Hostinger GPU instances. Free trial credits are used first, before any other credits in the balance. Hostinger AI Builder amounts use a 50:1 scale, where 1 former credit equals 50 AI credits of the same value. New Hostinger hosting plans include between 250 and 1,000 AI credits, depending on the plan.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-products-that-share-the-hostinger-ai-credit-balance\">Products that share the Hostinger AI credit balance<\/h2><p>Hostinger AI credits are one balance shared by four Hostinger products: Hostinger AI Builder, Hostinger Agent, Hostinger Reach, and Hostinger GPU instances. Any of these products can spend credits from the balance, so you don&rsquo;t need separate credits for each one.<\/p><p>Each product uses Hostinger AI credits for different tasks:<\/p><ul>\n<li><b>Hostinger AI Builder<\/b> &ndash; building and editing websites and web applications in agentic mode, with credits deducted per request under the <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-dynamic-credit-model\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-ai-builder-agentic-mode-understanding-dynamic-credits\/\">dynamic credit model<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hostinger Agent<\/b> &ndash; business requests, such as strategy, outreach, or brand and identity work. Support requests in Hostinger Agent are free.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hostinger Reach<\/b> &ndash; AI features such as generating email templates, signup forms, and AI-powered contact segments.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hostinger GPU instances<\/b> &ndash; running GPU instances, which use credits for every hour they exist, as explained in <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-how-to-manage-billing-and-credits-for-your-hostinger-gpu-ins\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-manage-billing-and-credits-for-your-hostinger-gpu-instance\/\">How to manage billing and credits for your Hostinger GPU instance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Your Hostinger AI credit balance combines credits from five sources:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Your Hostinger AI Builder AI credit plan.<\/li>\n<li>Your Hostinger Agent subscription.<\/li>\n<li>Top-ups you buy.<\/li>\n<li>Gifts, including the AI credits included with your hosting plan.<\/li>\n<li>Free trials, such as the <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-builder-free-trial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11131062-hostinger-ai-builder-how-to-try-it-for-free\/\">Hostinger AI Builder free trial<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Free trial credits are spent before any other credits in your Hostinger AI credit balance. In Hostinger AI Builder, the credits display shows your Hostinger AI Builder plan credits plus extra bundles, such as top-ups, gifts, trials, and your Hostinger Agent plan.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-19_08-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-19_08-52.png 524w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/10\/2026-10-19_08-52-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p><h2 id=\"h-ai-credit-scale-in-hostinger-ai-builder\">AI credit scale in Hostinger AI Builder<\/h2><p>Hostinger AI Builder shows credit amounts on a 50:1 scale, where 1 former Hostinger AI Builder credit equals 50 AI credits. For example, a Hostinger AI Builder balance previously shown as 10 credits shows as 500 AI credits.<\/p><p>Only the displayed number changed, and your credits keep the same value. Existing Hostinger AI Builder users see a message explaining the change when they open the editor.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-ai-credits-included-with-hostinger-hosting-plans\">AI credits included with Hostinger hosting plans<\/h2><p>New Hostinger hosting plans include between 250 and 1,000 AI credits, which go into your shared Hostinger AI credit balance. Single and Premium plans include 250 AI credits. Cloud Hosting and Agency Hosting plans include 1,000 AI credits.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>Hosting plan<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>AI credits included<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Single<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">250 AI credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Premium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">250 AI credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Unlimited<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">500 AI credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Cloud Hosting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1,000 AI credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 261px\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Agency Hosting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">1,000 AI credits<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><p>The AI credit amounts in this table apply to hosting plans purchased on or after October 16, 2026. Hosting plan AI credits are added once, when you purchase a new hosting plan. Upgrading an existing hosting plan doesn&rsquo;t add the AI credits of the higher plan. Hosting plans purchased before October 16, 2026 keep the AI credits that applied when they were purchased, if any. Learn more about plan limits in <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-new-web-and-cloud-hosting-limits-at-hostinger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10717644-new-web-and-cloud-hosting-limits-at-hostinger\/\">New web and cloud hosting limits at Hostinger<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-top-ups-and-auto-top-up-for-hostinger-ai-credits\">Top-ups and auto top-up for Hostinger AI credits<\/h2><p>Top-up credits go into the same shared Hostinger AI credit balance as your other AI credits. Auto top-up applies to AI credits spent in Hostinger AI Builder. Auto top-up is not available for Hostinger GPU instances.<\/p><p>To buy a top-up in Hostinger AI Builder, click <b>Get AI credits<\/b> and select an amount. Find the full steps in <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-ai-builder-ai-credits-and-top-ups-in-agentic-mode\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11136677-hostinger-ai-builder-agentic-mode-ai-credits\/\">Hostinger AI Builder: AI credits and top-ups in agentic mode<\/a>. To buy a top-up for Hostinger GPU instances, go to the <b>GPU<\/b> page in Hostinger dashboard and click <b>Top up<\/b> next to <b>Credit balance<\/b>. Plan allowances for each product are covered in <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-agent-pricing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-agents-pricing\/\">Hostinger Agent pricing<\/a> and <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-reach-subscription-details\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/11535404-hostinger-reach-subscription-details\/\">Hostinger Reach: Subscription details<\/a>.<\/p><p>With one Hostinger AI credit balance, you can work across Hostinger AI Builder, Hostinger Agent, Hostinger Reach, and Hostinger GPU instances without managing separate credits for each product.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-hostinger-ai-credits-faq\">Hostinger AI credits FAQ<\/h2><p><b>Can I use Hostinger AI Builder credits in Hostinger Agent, Hostinger Reach, or Hostinger GPU instances?<\/b><br>\nYes. Hostinger AI Builder, Hostinger Agent, Hostinger Reach, and Hostinger GPU instances spend from one shared Hostinger AI credit balance.<\/p><p><b>Why does my Hostinger AI Builder credit balance show a higher number?<\/b><br>\nHostinger AI Builder amounts use a 50:1 scale, where 1 former credit equals 50 AI credits. Your credits keep the same value, and only the displayed number changed.<\/p><p><b>Which Hostinger AI credits are used first?<\/b><br>\nFree trial credits are used before any other credits in your Hostinger AI credit balance.<\/p><p><b>Why didn&rsquo;t I get AI credits with my hosting plan?<\/b><br>\nHosting plan AI credits are added only when you purchase a new hosting plan, and upgrading an existing plan doesn&rsquo;t add them. The current AI credit amounts apply to hosting plans purchased on or after October 16, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One AI credit balance covers Hostinger AI Builder, Agent, Reach, and GPU instances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-builder"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20952"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20979,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20952\/revisions\/20979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}