How Website Studio credits work, what consumes them, and what happens when you reach the limit.
Website Studio in Search Atlas now allows users to build full multi-page websites, not just single landing pages.
To support this expanded capability, Website Studio uses a credit-based monthly quota system that determines how much you can build within your plan.
This article explains:
How the updated quota structure works
What actions consume credits
What does not consume credits
What happens when you reach your limit
Why hitting your limit is not an error
📊 Website Studio Credit Allocation by Plan
📊 Website Studio Credit Allocation by Plan
Each plan includes a fixed number of Website Studio credits per month:
Starter → 20 credits
Growth → 40 credits
Pro → 60 credits
Agency → 100 credits
Your credits reset automatically every month based on your billing cycle.
Previously created pages and websites are not removed when credits reset.
🏗️ What You Can Build Now
🏗️ What You Can Build Now
Website Studio now supports:
Single landing pages
Multi-page websites
Full site builds with structured navigation
Before, users could only create landing pages.
Now, you can build entire websites inside Website Studio.
Credits allow flexibility depending on how complex your build is.
🔢 What Consumes Website Studio Quota
🔢 What Consumes Website Studio Quota
Credits are deducted based on actual usage intensity.
Approximate usage cost:
Build new landing page → ~3–6 credits
Edits → 0.5–1 credit
Multi-page builds → Variable (depends on size and generation complexity)
The exact credit usage depends on:
Page length
Content volume
Layout complexity
AI generation workload
✅ Important Rule
If a command fails, no quota is deducted.
You are only charged credits for successful generation actions.
🚫 What Does NOT Consume Credits
🚫 What Does NOT Consume Credits
The following actions do not consume credits:
Viewing existing Website Studio projects
Managing previously created websites
Publishing changes (only the edit generation consumes credits)
Once a page or website exists, you retain full access to it.
⏳ Monthly Reset Behavior
⏳ Monthly Reset Behavior
Credits refresh automatically each month.
If you use all available credits:
You regain your full plan allowance at the next billing cycle
All previously created pages and websites remain fully accessible
Nothing is paused, removed, or disabled
Example:
If you are on the Starter plan (20 credits) and use all credits building multiple pages, next month you will again have 20 credits — while keeping everything you already built.
🚨 What Happens When You Reach the Limit
🚨 What Happens When You Reach the Limit
When your Website Studio credits are fully used:
All existing projects remain accessible
No websites are removed
No pages are unpublished
Editing and publishing continue to work (unless new generation is required)
You simply cannot generate new content until credits refresh
This behavior is expected and does not indicate a system issue.
🔄 About Credit Cost Optimization
🔄 About Credit Cost Optimization
The credit cost per action listed above reflects the current usage structure.
As we continue optimizing:
AI models
Infrastructure
Generation efficiency
The cost per action may decrease over time.
However:
👉 Your plan’s total monthly credit allocation will remain the same.
This means you may be able to build more with the same plan in the future as efficiency improves.
🧠 Important Clarifications
🧠 Important Clarifications
Website Studio projects are SEO-optimized by default
You can further enhance performance using:
OTTO SEO
Content Genius
Credits manage generation capacity, not access
Website Studio limits are about resource usage — not restricting your existing work.
✅ Summary
Website Studio now supports full website creation and operates on a monthly credit system.
Credits are used when you:
Generate new pages
Build new sites
Make AI-driven edits
Credits are not used when:
Viewing or managing existing projects
A command fails
Your existing websites remain:
Safe
Editable
Live
And your full credit balance resets automatically at the start of each billing cycle.