Credits & Costs¶
GloriaMundo uses a credit-based billing system for platform-billed usage. External services and GloriaMundo-managed AI usage consume credits from your account balance unless a page below says otherwise.
How Credits Work¶
Credits are denominated in USD. Your account balance decreases as you use GloriaMundo features:
- Workflow generation — Building workflows from natural language
- Virtual Run — Previewing workflows (READ operations and AI generation)
- Live execution — Running workflows for real
- Enhancement — AI-powered workflow improvement suggestions
Getting Started¶
New accounts receive starter credits to begin building workflows immediately. You can view your balance and top up at any time from the billing section in Settings.
Cost Preview¶
Before running a workflow, the Virtual Run shows an estimated cost. This helps you understand the credit impact before committing to a real execution.
If you have connected your own OpenRouter key, LLM token costs are billed directly to OpenRouter at zero markup. All other costs, including Composio actions, sandbox execution, image generation, browsing, and similar service usage, continue to use your GloriaMundo credits. See Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for details.
What Affects Cost¶
Several factors influence how much a workflow costs:
Workflow Mode¶
Higher-tier modes use more capable (and more expensive) AI models:
| Mode | Cost Level |
|---|---|
| Default | Varies — inherits the workflow's account default |
| Economy | Lowest — uses the lowest-cost execution tier |
| Balanced | Moderate — general-purpose tier for most workflows |
| Ultimate | Highest — uses the highest-capability execution tier |
| Custom | Varies — depends on the models you select |
Learn more about Workflow Modes
Number of Steps¶
More steps means more AI calls and more external API interactions.
Step Types¶
- Integration steps — Minimal AI cost, primarily external API calls
- LLM steps — Cost depends on prompt length, output length, and model tier
- Code steps — Sandbox execution cost
- Browser steps — Web automation cost
- Web search — Search API cost (Standard vs Deep depth)
Model Overrides¶
If you override the model for a specific LLM step (e.g., using a premium model for one critical step), that step will cost more.
Viewing Usage¶
In the Builder¶
Each workflow run shows its cost in the action log.
In Settings¶
Go to Settings > Billing to view:
- Current balance
- Transaction history
- Usage breakdown by operation type
- Cost trends
Spending Controls¶
You can set spending thresholds that require confirmation before proceeding:
- Per-workflow limits — Warn when a single workflow execution would exceed a threshold
- API spend limits — Cap total API-triggered spending per day, week, or month
Learn more about API spend controls
Tips¶
- Use Economy for simple workflows when cost matters most
- Use Virtual Run to preview costs before running
- Set spending controls to avoid surprises
- Check the cost breakdown in Settings to identify expensive steps
Cancellation Impact and Workflow Export¶
If you change plans or cancel, GloriaMundo can show an impact summary of what will be affected and provide an option to export your workflows for backup or migration.