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Credits

Credits sit between your invoice subtotal and what actually gets charged to your card.

  • credits are applied against the invoice subtotal
  • the applied amount is capped at the subtotal for that invoice
  • any unused balance carries forward to later billing periods

As a formula:

net charge = subtotal - credits applied

If credits cover the full subtotal, nothing is charged to your card for that invoice, and Paddle applies tax only on the amount actually charged.

In the console:

  • the Remaining Credits card on the Billing page shows your current balance
  • invoice history shows how much credit was applied to each completed invoice

Credits only reduce the amount you pay. They do not:

  • increase your plan limits
  • increase your resource pool
  • increase your observability allowance
  • bypass downgrade checks or plan restrictions