How AI Credits Are Calculated for Rank Tracking
Keyword rank tracking in Search Atlas consumes AI credits based on a combination of factors. Understanding each factor lets you predict and control your quota usage:
- Number of tracked keywords: Each keyword actively tracked across any site counts toward your credit consumption. The more keywords you track, the higher your usage.
- Number of sites: Credits are calculated per site. Tracking the same keyword set across five sites consumes roughly five times the credits of tracking it for one site.
- Tracking frequency: Keywords tracked on a daily cadence consume credits more quickly than those tracked weekly. Switching from daily to weekly tracking for non-critical keywords is one of the most effective ways to reduce consumption.
- Geographic targets: Each additional geo target (city, region, or country) added to a keyword multiplies credit usage for that keyword. Service-area businesses tracking rankings across many locations should audit their active geo targets regularly.
How to Reduce or Optimize Your Quota Consumption
Take the following steps directly in the platform to manage your AI credit usage:
- Pause or remove inactive sites: In your Rank Tracker settings, locate any sites you are no longer actively monitoring and pause or delete their tracking. Paused sites stop consuming credits immediately.
- Switch high-volume keyword sets to weekly tracking: For keywords that do not require daily visibility, change the tracking frequency to weekly. This can significantly reduce consumption without losing ranking data.
- Audit and reduce geo targets: Open the keyword configuration for each tracked site and review the list of active geographic targets. Remove any locations that are not essential to your reporting or campaigns.
- Remove duplicate or redundant keywords: Check for keywords tracked in multiple projects or under multiple variations that return the same data, and consolidate or remove duplicates.
- Review your quota usage dashboard: Click your avatar in the top-right corner and go to Billing (tabs: Plans & Top-ups, Services, Invoices, Activity Log) to review your usage. This shows your current consumption relative to your plan limit so you can identify which sites or keyword groups are the largest consumers.
- Consider a plan upgrade if you are consistently near your limit: If after optimizing your configuration you still regularly hit your quota ceiling, upgrading your plan will increase the credit allowance for rank tracking and other AI features.
What to Have Ready When You Contact Support
If after taking the steps above you are still experiencing unexpected quota depletion or need a detailed breakdown specific to your account configuration, please have the following ready:
- Your project or site names: List all sites currently configured for rank tracking.
- A description of the issue: Note whether you are hitting a quota limit unexpectedly, seeing higher-than-expected consumption, or planning an expansion and need guidance on credit impact.
- Your current plan.
- Relevant timestamps: The approximate date and time of any sudden change in credit consumption.
- Any error messages or quota warnings: Copy the exact text of any messages you have seen.
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.