Daily budgets
Cap what the AI may use in a day so one busy day cannot spend the month.
Updated 23 September 2026
- Why
- A batch of large drawings or a loop in an integration can draw on a month's usage in an afternoon.
- What
- An optional cap on the AI's use per day, set as a share of the month's allowance.
- How
- The owner picks a preset on the Billing page; the AI checks the day's budget before the month's balance.
Set a budget
- Step 1.
Open
/app/settings/billingas the organisation owner and find Daily budget. - Step 2.
Under Budget, choose Off, A fifth of the month, A tenth of the month, A thirtieth of the month or Custom.
- Step 3.
For Custom, move the slider: from half a thirtieth to the whole month.
- Step 4.
Choose Save budget.
What happens on the day
- The usage card shows how much of today's budget is used, as a share.
- When it is spent, AI answers pause with "Today's budget for AI is used up" and resume after midnight.
- Everything done by hand carries on. A budget never stops quoting, a station or a delivery.
- The day starts at midnight in the organisation's timezone, shown under the budget. It is Europe/London by default.
Only the owner sets a budget; an admin can read it. The free plan has no billing period, so it has no daily budget.