| 183 | 183 | | once. Otherwise, pay on the card page you are sent to. |
| 184 | 184 | | |
| 185 | 185 | | Back on Billing, the plan's card says **On the g1t plan** (**first month** |
| 186 | | − | in the first billing cycle), with the billing period, a meter for the |
| 187 | | − | month's included usage, and the **Upcoming invoice**: the plan and add-ons |
| 186 | + | in the first billing cycle), with the usage month and the day the plan |
| 187 | + | renews: **Usage month Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026; the plan renews Nov 15, 2026**. |
| 188 | + | Usage is counted by calendar month (UTC), but the plan renews on the day |
| 189 | + | of the month it started, so a plan started mid-month renews mid-month. |
| 190 | + | Then come a meter for the month's included usage, and the **Upcoming invoice**: the plan and add-ons |
| 188 | 191 | | at their monthly price plus usage still owed after included usage, credit |
| 189 | 192 | | and any discount, from g1t's own ledger (**View upcoming invoice** splits |
| 190 | 193 | | it). **Usage** goes to usage by product and project. App traffic, custom |
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| 435 | 438 | | Charging starts on 2026-10-14: operations before then are never charged. |
| 436 | 439 | | **Billing** shows this month's count under **Git operations & storage**. |
| 437 | 440 | | |
| 441 | + | A month's operations are charged in full, up to its last minute: its |
| 442 | + | final count is taken once the month has ended (from an hour after |
| 443 | + | midnight UTC on the 1st), and the month is charged and closed only after |
| 444 | + | that, at the plan the workspace had that month. |
| 445 | + | |
| 438 | 446 | | ## Storage, search embeddings and scans |
| 439 | 447 | | |
| 440 | 448 | | These are counted through the month and charged once it is over, as one |
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| 687 | 695 | | [deleting a workspace](/guides/workspaces/#what-billing-needs). |
| 688 | 696 | | |
| 689 | 697 | | Each is charged to the card on file, with [tax](#tax) as a line of its |
| 690 | | − | own and no card fee. Every invoice and receipt, with its PDF, is on |
| 698 | + | own and no card fee. On Stripe's payment page and on receipts, the plan is |
| 699 | + | named **g1t plan for *workspace***, such as **g1t plan for acme**. Every invoice and receipt, with its PDF, is on |
| 691 | 700 | | Stripe's billing page: choose **Manage billing** under **Billing on |
| 692 | 701 | | Stripe**. |
| 693 | 702 | | |
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| 861 | 870 | | - **A monthly fee of its own**, often none. When there is one, Stripe |
| 862 | 871 | | invoices it each month, apart from the allowance. |
| 863 | 872 | | |
| 864 | | − | **Billing** shows the allowance, what is used, what is metered but not |
| 865 | | − | billed yet, what is left, and when it starts again. Usage that is measured |
| 873 | + | **Billing** has a **Complimentary allowance** card: the allowance a month |
| 874 | + | (or **Unlimited**), the monthly fee or **No monthly fee**, and **Used**, |
| 875 | + | **Metered, not billed yet**, **Remaining** and **Starts again**. Usage that is measured |
| 866 | 876 | | at the end of the month, such as storage and git operations, and work |
| 867 | 877 | | running now count against what is left. |
| 868 | 878 | | |
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| 878 | 888 | | set amount of an employee's or a friend's usage. Past the allowance, |
| 879 | 889 | | usage is charged at the same prices as on the plan, up to your |
| 880 | 890 | | [spend limit](#limits) and the [ceiling](#the-ceiling), and invoiced |
| 881 | | − | when the month closes. Add a card on **Billing** first: without one, |
| 882 | | − | work stops at the allowance until you do. |
| 891 | + | when the month closes. Add a card first, with **Add a card** on the |
| 892 | + | allowance card: without one, work stops at the allowance until you do. |
| 883 | 893 | | |
| 884 | 894 | | If g1t changes the amount, what the month already used still counts: |
| 885 | 895 | | raising it adds only the difference, and lowering it below what was used |
| 886 | 896 | | leaves nothing more this month, never a bill. |
| 887 | 897 | | |
| 888 | | − | An owner or billing manager can **start the g1t plan instead** from the |
| 889 | | − | allowance card on **Billing**. The plan uses the same Stripe customer and |
| 898 | + | An owner or billing manager can choose **Start the g1t plan instead** on |
| 899 | + | the allowance card. The plan uses the same Stripe customer and |
| 890 | 900 | | subscription, and nothing changes until its first payment goes through: |
| 891 | 901 | | if the card is declined, the bank asks to confirm the payment, or the page |
| 892 | 902 | | is closed, the complimentary terms stay as they were. Usage the allowance |