📌 Overview

When you run OTTO on your site, certain tasks — including page-level schema — consume AI credits from your plan balance. A common source of confusion is the Review button: clicking it deducts credits even if no schema is ultimately deployed. This article explains exactly how credits are consumed, what triggers a deduction, and how to avoid unexpected credit loss.

🔍 How Page-Level Schema Credits Work

Page-level schema is one of OTTO's most credit-intensive task types. Here is what you need to know:

• Each click of the Review button costs 5 AI credits, regardless of whether you accept, reject, or take no further action on the generated schema.
• Credits are consumed at the moment OTTO generates the schema suggestion — the AI model runs during the review step, not after you approve.
• If OTTO surfaces dozens of pages with schema opportunities and you click Review on each one, the credits add up quickly. For example, 200 Review clicks = 1,000 credits consumed.
• This means a 1,000-credit balance can be exhausted after approximately 200 page-level schema reviews — which matches the experience customers most commonly report.

📂 Where to Monitor Your Credit Usage

You can track how your credits are being spent directly inside the platform:

1. Go to Left sidebar → OTTO SEO → All Sites and open your project card.
2. Navigate to Left sidebar → OTTO SEO → Tasks to see a breakdown of active and completed OTTO tasks, including schema-related actions.
3. Check your remaining credit balance in your account settings or billing dashboard — look for the AI credits counter at the top of the platform.

Reviewing this breakdown regularly helps you identify which task types are consuming the most credits before your balance runs low.

⚙️ Why Credits Deduct on Review, Not on Approval

The credit deduction happens when OTTO generates the schema recommendation — this is the computationally intensive step powered by AI. Clicking Review triggers that generation. Because the AI work is done at that point, the credit cost applies whether you:

• Approve and deploy the schema
• Dismiss or reject the suggestion
• Navigate away without taking action

Think of it like a consultation fee: you are charged when the expert produces the recommendation, not when you decide to act on it.

💡 Tips to Use Credits More Efficiently

• Prioritise high-value pages first. Before clicking Review on every page, go to Left sidebar → OTTO SEO → Site Audit → Page Explorer and filter by traffic, impressions, or priority score. Focus your schema reviews on the pages most likely to benefit.
• Batch your reviews intentionally. Avoid clicking Review across hundreds of pages in a single session unless you have sufficient credits to cover the volume.
• Review your task queue before approving large schema runs. Visit Left sidebar → OTTO SEO → Tasks to see how many schema tasks are queued or pending and estimate the credit cost before proceeding.
• Check your credit balance before starting a large session. Running out of credits mid-session may leave tasks incomplete.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

• Will I get credits back if I reject a schema suggestion? No. Credits are consumed when the AI generates the recommendation, not based on your decision afterward.
• Why did 100–200 clicks use my entire 1,000-credit balance? Page-level schema costs 5 credits per Review click. 200 clicks × 5 credits = 1,000 credits. This is expected behaviour.
• Can I see a log of exactly where each credit was spent? Navigate to Left sidebar → OTTO SEO → Tasks for a record of completed OTTO actions, which can help you correlate activity with credit consumption.
• Are there task types that cost fewer credits? Yes — different OTTO task types carry different credit costs. Page-level schema is among the higher-cost tasks due to the complexity of the AI generation involved.

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.