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# Make credit expiration clearer, enable on-demand credits on Free

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Mixall Group (@mixall) · 2025-09-19 · ♥ 2

Hi Vercel community,

After a recent support escalation, that resolves my immediate issue, I’d like to propose a few product/documentation improvements that could help many users:

## 1) Clarify monthly credit expiration at checkout

* **Issue:** The **$20 monthly usage credits** included with paid plans **expire each billing month** and don’t roll over. This detail is in the Pricing FAQ, but it isn’t obvious during checkout.

* **Suggestion:** Surface this *directly in the checkout UI* near the “$20 credits included” line.

  * Example microcopy: *“Includes $20 usage credits per month. Credits expire at the end of each billing month and do not roll over.”*

## 2) Allow Purchased (on-demand) Credits on the Free plan

* **Use case:** For some workloads, **Free plan + Purchased Credits** would be ideal—pay only when needed, without committing to a monthly plan.

* **Request:** Please consider enabling **Purchased Credits** for Free plan accounts.

## 3) Document when the Vercel branding appears on the Free plan

* **Observation:** On my personal Free account, I see **Vercel branding** on published deployments.

* **Gap:** I couldn’t find where this behavior is **officially documented** on pricing/docs.

* **Ask:** Could you point to the exact docs page? If it isn’t documented yet, adding a clear note on the Pricing and/or Deploy docs would reduce confusion.

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### Why this matters

* Sets accurate expectations at purchase time (fewer surprises, fewer support tickets).

* Expands a flexible path for hobbyists and sporadic workloads (Free + on-demand).

* Makes Free-plan branding rules predictable and easy to reference.

I’d love to hear what others think—**please upvote/comment** if these changes would help you too.


Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2025-09-19 · ♥ 1

Thank you for this detailed feedback! We've shared this with the team. :slight_smile: