## **📋 Overview**

Search Atlas plans include a set of credits (also called quotas) that refresh on a recurring schedule. Understanding when your credits expire and how renewal dates work helps you plan your usage and avoid running out mid-cycle. This article explains how credit validity periods and renewal dates generally work across plan types.

## **🗓️ How Credit Validity Works**

Your credits are tied to your billing cycle. Each time your cycle renews, your credit quota resets — unused credits from the previous period do **not** carry over to the next cycle.

- **Monthly plans:** Credits reset every month on your billing date.
- **Annual plans:** Credits reset every month on your monthly quota-reset date, even though your plan itself renews once per year.

This means that even on an annual plan, you receive a fresh batch of credits each month — you do not have to wait a full year for your quota to replenish.

## **🔍 Annual Plans — Plan Renewal vs. Monthly Quota Reset**

If you are on an annual plan, there are two distinct dates to be aware of:

- **Plan renewal date:** The date your annual subscription renews and you are billed for the next year.
- **Monthly quota-reset date:** The date each month when your credit quota refreshes. This is the date that matters for day-to-day credit availability.

If you are unsure which date applies to your credits or notice an unexpected date displayed in your account, our support team can confirm the correct quota-reset date for your specific plan.

## **📅 Credit Validity by Cycle**

Regardless of plan type, credits issued for a given billing month are valid for that month only. Once your quota-reset date passes, the previous month's unused credits expire and a new batch is issued for the next cycle. Credits do **not** roll over between cycles.

## **📊 Checking Your Renewal and Reset Dates**

To review your current credit balance and plan dates, log in to Search Atlas and click your avatar in the top-right, then select **Billing**. If the date shown does not match what you expect — for example, if it appears to show an annual renewal date rather than your monthly reset date — please contact our support team with your account details so we can clarify the correct dates for your plan.

When contacting support, please have the following ready:

- Your Search Atlas account email or project name
- The date currently displayed in your account for credit reset or renewal
- Your plan type (monthly or annual) and any active add-ons

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.