> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.architect.new/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Usage
> Track credit consumption across every app you've built with Architect from a single dashboard.
Credits are how Architect meters the AI work behind your apps. Everything that calls a model — building and refining an app, and the agents inside your deployed apps as real users run them — draws from your credit balance. The **Usage** dashboard is where you keep an eye on all of it in one place.
## What Consumes Credits
* **Building & refining** — each time Architect plans, generates, or edits an app, the underlying model calls consume credits.
* **Running your apps** — every time an agent in a live app responds to a user, that inference consumes credits too.
Because consumption scales with how much your agents actually *think*, heavier or higher-traffic apps naturally use more credits than light ones.
## Track Your Credit Usage
To see exactly where your credits are going, open the **Usage** tab from the homepage sidebar.
The **Usage Breakdown** view gives you the full picture at a glance:
* **Total credits used** across your account.
* **Total number of apps** you've built.
* A **per-app breakdown** showing how many credits each app has consumed and when it was last used — so you can quickly spot which apps are driving most of your usage.
Use the search box to find a specific app, and the per-app rows to identify anything consuming more than you'd expect.
Running low, or want a bigger monthly allotment? Review the available plans and credit allowances on [Plans & Credits](/introduction/essentials/plans-credits).