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Blame operates on a transparent subscription and credit-based model. Subscriptions grant recurring monthly credits, and team members consume from the workspace balance for PR reviews and AI chat compute.

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Pricing

  • 1 credit = 1 completed Pull Request review.
  • AI Chat Compute = 500,000 free tokens / month included per workspace. Excess chat compute is billed at 1 credit per 50,000 tokens.
  • Documentation & Wiki = Included for free.
14-Day Free Trial: All new workspaces start with a 14-day trial including 15 free PR review credits to test on your live repositories before choosing a paid plan.

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Credit Architecture

Blame uses a dual-bucket accounting system with a first-in, first-out (FIFO) deduction rule:
  1. Monthly Plan Credits (planCreditsBalance): Issued at the beginning of each billing cycle according to your seat count or flat plan allowance. Unused monthly credits expire and reset upon each renewal cycle.
  2. Lifetime Top-Up Credits (topupCreditsBalance): Purchased manually via top-up packs, added through Auto-Topup, or awarded through referrals. Lifetime credits never expire.
  3. Consumption Order: Blame always uses your expiring monthly plan quota first. Once your monthly plan credits reach zero, reviews and AI queries automatically draw from your lifetime top-up balance.

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How Reviews & Tokens are Counted

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Pull Request Reviews

  • Billing counts completed reviews, not total open PRs. Skipped or ignored PRs do not consume credits.
  • Reviews trigger automatically via webhooks on configured events (pull_request.opened, pull_request.synchronize) or on manual triggers.
  • All PR reviews draw from the shared workspace credit pool.

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AI Chat & Token Billing

  • Every workspace receives 500,000 AI tokens free each month for interactive chats, PR debugging, and code queries.
  • Once the monthly 500k free token allowance is reached, chat queries automatically deduct 1 credit per 50,000 tokens consumed.
  • Usage, daily token velocity, and model breakdowns are tracked in real-time under Settings → Billing & Credits → AI Token Usage.

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Auto-Topup & Spend Limits

To avoid blocking active CI/CD pipelines or failing reviews when credit balances run low, workspaces can configure Auto-Topup:
  • Balance Threshold: Set a minimum credit level (e.g. 10 credits). When your workspace falls to or below this threshold, a refill is automatically triggered.
  • Refill Pack Size: Select your target dollar refill amount (eg. $20, $50, $100). Credits are added instantly at your tier’s discounted overage rate ($1/credit on Startr, $0.80/credit on Pro, $0.60/credit on Max).
  • Monthly Spend Cap: Set an optional maximum dollar spend cap per calendar month. Auto-topups pause automatically if the cap is reached, preventing runaway costs.
  • In-Flight Buffer: A safety buffer (-2 credits) allows in-flight webhook reviews to complete smoothly while a payment confirmation is in progress.

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Managing Seats & Invitations

  • Scaling Seats (Starter & Pro): You can add seats at any time. Stripe automatically prorates charges for the remainder of your billing period.
  • Seat Downgrade Safeguard: Seat counts cannot be reduced below the number of active team members plus pending invitations. Remove members or revoke invitations before lowering seats.
  • Max & Enterprise: Include unlimited team seats with no per-seat management or licensing overhead.

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Invoices & Customer Portal

Workspace owners and admins can manage their subscription details via Stripe’s self-service portal:
  • Update Payment Methods: Manage credit cards, billing contacts, and corporate tax/VAT numbers.
  • Download Invoices: View historical billing statements, charges, and download official PDF receipts.
  • Cancel or Resume: Cancel at the end of the current billing cycle or resume an active subscription with one click.
Grace Period: If an automatic renewal payment fails, your workspace is granted an automatic 3-day grace period to update payment methods before review triggers are paused.

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