## **🔍 What Is the Difference?**

Search Atlas has two separate settings that customers often confuse: **plan capacity** and **AI quota**. They control different things, and choosing the wrong one means you either pay for something you don't need or run into a hard limit that blocks your work.

- **Plan capacity** controls how many sites, projects, and SEO accounts you can add to your workspace. This is set by your subscription tier (for example, Growth).
- **AI quota** controls how many AI-powered actions (such as content generation, AI writing credits, or AI-assisted audits) you can consume per billing cycle. It does not affect how many accounts or projects you can manage.

## **📋 Quick Decision Matrix**

Use this table to identify what you actually need before making any changes.

- **I want to add more SEO client accounts or sites →** Upgrade your plan (or add a site/account expansion).
- **I have enough accounts but I'm running out of AI writing or generation credits →** Add AI quota.
- **I want both more accounts and more AI usage →** Upgrade your plan first, then add AI quota if needed.
- **I want to use AI features more heavily on existing accounts →** Add AI quota only.

## **🧩 Your Specific Scenario: 2 More SEO Accounts**

If your goal is to manage **two additional SEO client accounts**, you need to increase your plan's site or project capacity — not your AI quota. Here is why:

1. Each SEO account you manage in Search Atlas occupies a **project or site slot** on your plan.
2. The Growth plan includes a defined number of these slots. Once you reach the limit, you cannot add new accounts regardless of how much AI quota you have available.
3. Adding AI quota alone will **not** unlock new project or account slots. Your workspace will still hit the same capacity wall.
4. To accept two more client accounts, you need to either **upgrade to a higher-tier plan** that includes more slots, or contact the team to discuss an account-capacity add-on if available for your tier.

In short: AI quota is a consumption allowance. Plan capacity is a structural limit. They are independent of each other.

## **🤔 When Should You Add AI Quota Instead?**

Adding AI quota is the right move when your plan already has enough room for all your accounts and projects, but you are hitting monthly limits on AI-powered tasks such as:

- AI content generation or rewriting
- AI-assisted keyword clustering
- Automated content briefs
- Any other credit-based AI feature

If you are not trying to add new accounts — only do more AI work inside existing ones — then a quota top-up is the efficient and cost-effective choice.

## **💡 How to Check Your Current Limits**

Before making any changes, confirm where you actually stand:

1. Log in to Search Atlas and go to the **top-right avatar → Billing (Plans & Top-ups)**.
2. Open the **Subscription** or **Plan** section.
3. Review your **current site/project usage** (for example, "8 of 10 sites used") — this tells you if you are near your capacity limit.
4. Review your **AI credits or quota usage** for the current billing period — this tells you if you are running low on AI consumption.

If both numbers show you are near your limits, you likely need a plan upgrade **and** may want additional AI quota. If only one is close to the limit, address that specific constraint.

## **📈 Choosing the Right Plan Upgrade**

When upgrading to accommodate more SEO accounts, look for a plan tier that provides:

- Enough **site or project slots** to cover your current accounts plus expected growth
- An AI quota that matches your team's typical monthly usage
- Any additional features (such as white-label reporting or additional user seats) that your clients require

Upgrading your plan generally increases both capacity and AI quota together, making it the better long-term choice if you are scaling your agency or managing an expanding client list.

## **⚡ Summary**

- **Adding 2 more SEO accounts?** You need a plan upgrade for the extra capacity.
- **Running low on AI credits but no new accounts?** Add AI quota only.
- **Both limits are a concern?** Upgrade your plan first, then assess AI quota separately.
- AI quota and plan capacity are **independent settings** — one does not unlock the other.

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.