Credits available but v0 forces plan upgrade to continue projects

Hello,

I’m experiencing an issue where v0 is asking me to select/upgrade a plan even though I already have a Premium Plan with $19.00 in available credits.

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What’s happening: When I try to continue working on a project, a modal appears saying “Upgrade your plan to send more messages every day” and prompts me to start a Team plan at $30/user/month. It should not be blocking me since I have credits available.

Expected behavior: v0 should allow me to continue using the product and consume from my available credit balance without forcing a plan upgrade.

I’ve attached screenshots showing both my billing page (with available credits) and the upgrade prompt I’m receiving.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a known workaround?

v0 Expert

Are you on a Paid plan, Free plan, or part of a Team?

Looking at the message though, it is saying it is a complimentary upgrade and you wont be charged if you click Upgrade. At least how I am reading that message.

Vercel Staff

Hey! To help debug your v0 project, could you share your v0 chat link? It looks like https://v0.app/chat/... — you can copy it from your browser's address bar while in the chat.

You'll also need to unlist the chat so our team can view it — here's how: https://v0.app/docs/sharing

v0.app

Sharing | v0 Docs

Share your v0 chat with others to showcase your prompt history or to collaborate on generating components. This allows for seamless teamwork and feedback.

This helps the team reproduce what you're seeing much faster. Thanks!

reply to #4

To clarify: I was originally on the Free plan. I got access to the Premium plan by redeeming a promo code that Vercel provided in partnership with Platzi after completing their v0 course. That’s why it shows as a complimentary plan at $0/mo — it’s not a self-purchased upgrade.

After redeeming the code, my credits appeared ($20 gifted + $5 monthly) and the plan changed to Premium. However, despite having $25.00 in available credits, v0 still shows the upgrade prompt when I try to continue a project.

Regarding your note about the “you won’t be charged” message — I did see that, but the modal is still blocking my workflow and asking me to start a Team plan at $30/user/month, which doesn’t seem right for someone who already has a Premium plan with credits available.

reply to #5

Sure! Here’s the link to the v0 chat where the issue occurs:

https://v0.app/chat/brand-identity-management-portal-roCU5D9Ispu?ref=WVH4TQ

I’ve followed the steps in the docs to unlist it so your team can view it.

reply to #6

same thing happened to me, i had to change the model from v0 max to v0 pro to continue.