By Jetformat
The short version
A credit is a usage unit for a successful document operation. Reads are free; PDF writes, conversion, rendering, and Office edits use credits.
The $10 Starter pack includes 1,000 credits, equivalent to $0.01 per credit for that pack. Plans and larger packs have different effective rates. A signed-in account receives 80 credits each month. Unused monthly credits do not roll over. Purchased credits stay until you spend them.
Office and HTML to-pdf and PDF writes (merge, split, extract, fill, encrypt, sign, stamp, redact, optimize, and similar operations) use 1 credit per output page. pdf render uses 1 credit per rendered page. pdf to-word uses 1 credit per input page. Commands that write a new DOCX, XLSX, or PPTX (template, mail-merge, set, recalc, reorder, merge, split, and the other edit verbs) cost 1 credit per command, however many cells or slides they change. text, inspect, get, names, notes, validate, and every read-only PDF command (info, fields, outlines, fonts, tables, attachments) are free. Failed jobs are not charged.
Plans and packs
- Free: 80 pages a month, no card.
- Pro: $9 a month or $90 a year, 2,000 pages a month, one person on any number of machines.
- Team: $39 a month or $390 a year, 10,000 pages a month, organization tokens for CI.
- Packs: $10 for 1,000, $49 for 5,500, $199 for 25,000. Never expire, stack on any plan.
Plans refill on the first of the month and are managed from the console through the Stripe portal.
Paid commands require one jetformat login per machine. When the account has no credits left, the CLI stops and points here. Buy a pack from the console.
Examples
- An 18-slide
ppt to-pdfjob uses 18 credits; this is $0.18 at the Starter pack rate, not a universal price. - Rendering page 1 of that PDF with
pdf renderuses 1 credit. texton a 200-page PDF uses 0 credits.excel geton 200 cells uses 0 credits;excel setwriting 200 cells in one command uses 1.word templatefilling one contract uses 1 credit.pdf mergeof two files into a 9-page PDF uses 9 credits.pdf infoandvalidateuse 0 credits.
See pricing for the full table.
Estimate a complete job
- List every operation that will create a document or preview, including intermediate writes.
- Assign the correct unit: output PDF pages, rendered pages, input PDF pages for PDF-to-Word, or Office write commands.
- Inspect a representative conversion to obtain actual output page counts.
- Add the units and compare the estimate with the account’s available credits.
- Keep the observed usage separate from the estimate when the batch finishes.
| Operation | Quantity in this example | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fill a Word template | 1 command | 1 |
| Convert the filled document | 12 output pages | 12 |
| Review selected page images | 3 rendered pages | 3 |
| Inspect metadata and read text | Free reads | 0 |
| Total | Three metered operations | 16 |
The example assumes the stated page count. A longer name, additional section, or changed font can change pagination. A worksheet count is not a PDF page count, so estimate Excel jobs from representative printed output rather than the number of visible sheets.
Distinguish a retry from a free read
Failed jobs are not charged under the documented rules. A later successful retry has its normal units, and an intentional successful rerun is another operation. Repeating pdf info, text, or validation does not add write credits.
Do not infer a universal cash value from an operation count. Compare the current plans and packs, and use the account console for billing details. The worked credit estimates separate usage arithmetic from pack and subscription pricing.