What are publish credits?
Publish credits let Fern publish articles to your help center. Each credit equals one AI-generated or AI-updated article.
What consumes credits
Fern creates a new article and publishes it
Fern updates an existing article and publishes the changes
What doesn't consume credits
Manual edits to articles
Publishing manually edited articles
Drafts (saved or unsaved)
Fern's recommendations and suggestions
Credits are consumed when Fern publishes, not when you edit manually. You can edit as much as you want without touching your balance.
Credits by plan
Plan | Credits included |
|---|---|
Startup | 10/month (buy more at $0.50 each) |
Scale | Unlimited |
Enterprise | Unlimited |
How credits work
Plan credits: Included in your subscription, reset each billing cycle
Purchased credits: Don't expire, don't reset
Buying extra credits
Credits cost $0.50 each. Buy them from Settings → Usage → Buy credits.
Minimum purchase: 2 credits
Maximum: 2,000 credits