Usage
Alfred usage measures how much AI model and tool activity your account uses. It is calculated from real model and tool costs.
What counts toward usage
Section titled “What counts toward usage”Usage originates from AI input and output, and tool usage.
A short text answer on a cost-effective model uses less allowance than a long, tool-heavy answer on a stronger model.
Daily and weekly allowance
Section titled “Daily and weekly allowance”Your plan gives you a usage allowance. Alfred tracks usage over rolling time windows:
- Daily usage looks at recent usage over the last 24 hours.
- Weekly usage looks at recent usage over the last week.
Usage does not reset at one exact midnight moment. Individual usage entries age out over time. If you used allowance this morning, that daily usage becomes available again the following morning.
How Usage Limits are calculated
Section titled “How Usage Limits are calculated”When you purchase a plan on Alfred then 100% of the revenue from that purchase (meaning plan cost subtracting patreon fees and taxes) is turned into credit. That credit is then divided by the amount of weeks in a month to define your weekly limit. The weekly limit is then subdivided into days for daily usage. Your daily usage limit is boosted to allow you more flexibility.
On paid plans you are given 2 weeks of rollover, meaning any usage you didn’t use in the previous 2 weeks is rolled over to your current week’s limit, which ultimately trickles down into your daily usage. (Note: if you subscribed recently then your usage rollover may not appear, since there are no previous weeks to rollover from)
The usage panel shows a limit breakdown. This explains where your available limit comes from, such as your plan and any rollover that applies.
Automatic model switching
Section titled “Automatic model switching”When you approach your daily allowance, Alfred may switch to a more cost-effective model.
This helps preserve your remaining allowance. It does not mean your subscription changed, and it does not remove your preferred model setting.
What happens if you reach the limit
Section titled “What happens if you reach the limit”If you exceed an active limit, requests may be temporarily unavailable until enough usage ages out of the rolling window.
If you encounter this you can either:
- Wait for usage to become available again.
- Upgrade your plan for a higher allowance.
How to reduce usage
Section titled “How to reduce usage”To make allowance last longer:
- Use cheaper models for simple tasks.
- Enable more performance settings.
- Turn off modules Alfred doesn’t use.
- Start new conversations when an old conversation gets very long or changes topic.
- Upgrade your plan for higher usage limits.