Make credits explained: what changed from operations and which modules cost more than 1 credit
Ordinary Make modules still cost 1 credit, converted 1:1 from operations. Only Make's own AI features can cost more, and here is a worked monthly example.
Quick answer
- Will my scenarios cost more? Not for ordinary modules. Make says 1 operation still uses 1 credit, and existing operations were converted 1:1 on 5 August 2025 (read on help.make.com, 21 Oct 2026). Only Make’s own AI features can use more than one credit.
- Using your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini connection? Make charges 1 credit per operation and you pay your AI provider for tokens directly (Make help, 21 Oct 2026).
- Using Make’s AI Provider? Credits follow tokens and the model: for example 3,616 input or 452 output tokens per credit on the Large tier, and 301 input or 60 output tokens per credit on Claude Sonnet 4.5.
- Plan sizes: Free includes 1,000 credits a month; Core is $12 a month at 10,000 credits billed annually ($16 billed monthly).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free per account / month | $0 | $0 | 1,000 credits per month · No-code visual workflow builder · Routers & filters |
| Core per month at 10,000 credits | $12 | $16 | Unlimited active scenarios · Scheduling down to the minute Price rises with credits on a sliding scale |
| Pro per month at 10,000 credits | $21 | $28 | Priority scenario execution · Custom variables · Full-text execution log search |
| Teams per month at 10,000 credits | $38 | $51 | Teams and team roles · Shared scenario templates |
| Enterprise custom | Custom | – | Custom functions · Enterprise app integrations · 24/7 Enterprise support |
Credits per month in US dollars, excluding tax. Make’s plan prices rise on a sliding scale as the credit allowance grows; the figures above are for 10,000 credits. See also our Zapier vs Make vs n8n pricing guide.
What changed from operations to credits
On 5 August 2025 Make changed its billing unit from operations to credits. Make describes credits as what you buy and consume, and operations as the individual module runs that use them. Per Make’s announcement:
- Non-AI features: 1 operation uses 1 credit, so usage does not go up.
- Third-party AI apps (OpenAI, Claude and similar): still 1 credit per operation.
- Make’s built-in AI features: usage may increase, because billing follows actual AI usage (tokens or other factors, depending on the feature).
- Existing customers: operations were converted to credits 1:1 and plan prices stayed the same.
Make’s pricing page adds that most actions use 1 credit (reads, searches, creates, updates, deletes, transformations, aggregations and iterations all count), while Router and error-handler modules (Rollback, Break, Resume, Commit, Ignore) use none.
Which modules cost more than 1 credit
| Type of module | Credits |
|---|---|
| Most apps (Google Sheets, Gmail, CRMs and so on) | 1 per operation |
| OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini with your own connection | 1 per operation; tokens are billed by your provider |
| Some Make AI Content Extractor modules | Fixed, more than 1 (Make’s example shows 2 and 10) |
| Make AI Provider (AI Agents, AI Toolkit) | Token-based, depends on model |
| Router and error handlers | 0 |
Make AI Provider: tokens per credit
| Model tier | Input tokens per credit | Output tokens per credit |
|---|---|---|
| Small / Medium | 18,080 | 2,260 |
| Large | 3,616 | 452 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 904 | 181 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | 301 | 60 |
From help.make.com/credits, read 21 Oct 2026. Make says these rates may change, so check the page before you budget.
Worked example: what one scenario with an AI step costs a month
Assume a scenario that runs 200 times a month, with 5 ordinary modules per run (each 1 credit) and one AI step.
- AI step with your own OpenAI connection: 1 credit. Total 6 credits a run, 1,200 credits a month. That is above the Free allowance of 1,000, so the Core plan at 10,000 credits fits ($12 a month, annual billing). Your OpenAI token bill is separate.
- AI step with Make’s AI Provider, Large tier, using Make’s own example call of 7,232 input and 904 output tokens: 2 credits for input plus 2 for output, which Make’s page gives as 4 credits if the two are added. Total 9 credits a run, 1,800 credits a month, still well inside 10,000.
Make’s page does not state how input and output credits combine or how partial credits round, so treat the second figure as an estimate and check your scenario’s History tab after a few runs. Also note we have not confirmed from Make’s pages how trigger polling is counted, so the examples count module runs only.
How to see and control your usage
- Open the Dashboard and Subscription pages to see credits used this period.
- Use a scenario’s History to see credits per run.
- Where you can, use the Router for branching, since it uses no credits.
- If you run low, extra credits come in bundles of 1,000 or 10,000 at the price in your subscription, and auto-purchase is available on Core, Pro and Teams.
Pros and things to consider
Pros of Make’s credit model
- Ordinary modules stay at 1 credit, with operations converted 1:1.
- Routers and error handlers use no credits.
- Using your own AI connection keeps Make’s charge at 1 credit per operation.
- Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month.
Things to consider with Make credits
- Make’s built-in AI features are token-based, so cost depends on the model and prompt size.
- AI token rates may change, per Make’s page.
- Extra credits expire one month after purchase on monthly plans, or at year-end on annual Pro and Teams.
Who it suits
- Best for step-heavy automations without AI: costs are the same as before, at 1 credit per module.
- Best for predictable AI costs: your own AI connection, billed at 1 Make credit per operation.
- Best for convenience: Make’s AI Provider, if you accept token-based credits.
Common questions
Did my operations disappear?
Make says existing operations were converted to credits 1:1 and plan prices did not change.
Do routers use credits?
No. Make’s pricing page says Router and error-handler modules use no credits.
Does a custom OpenAI connection cost more than 1 credit?
Make’s help page says custom AI provider connections charge 1 credit per operation, and you pay the provider for tokens.
Sources
- Make Help Center: Introducing credits, read 21 Oct 2026
- Make Help Center: Credits and operations, read 21 Oct 2026
- Make pricing page, read 21 Oct 2026 (the page did not display plan prices when fetched; prices above come from the site’s data)
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