Extra usage keeps work going after this month's AI usage is used up. An admin turns it on and sets a monthly limit in money. It is available on every plan, Free included.

When this month's AI usage is used up, extra usage takes over. Every member's work draws on it by itself, so nobody has to stop and ask. When more is needed, Exayard buys it with your saved payment method, in your company's billing currency. Each purchase is at least $100.

Extra usage is charged at full price. The $150 of AI work a Starter seat gets each month is counted at that same price, so a drawing sheet is about $15 either way.

Extra usage never goes past your monthly limit within a billing month. When the limit is reached, AI work stops until your usage refills or an admin raises the limit. A takeoff that reaches the limit pauses and picks up where it stopped once usage is available again.

Only admins can turn extra usage on or off and set the limit.

To remove the limit, clear the field and click Save. The field then reads No limit, and extra usage keeps going until you turn it off. A limit is the safest choice.

When a takeoff pauses or an action stops because this month's AI usage is used up, admins see a Turn on extra usage button. It opens the same section. On Free, admins see Add extra usage and Choose a plan instead.

Admins can also add an amount once, without turning on the switch.

The amount shows on the Usage page as Extra usage balance. It does not count against the monthly limit, and it lasts 12 months.

Members cannot turn on or add extra usage. When work stops, a member sees "Ask an admin to turn on extra usage" and a button, Ask an admin. Every admin in the company gets a note in Exayard and a short email.

The Extra usage section shows what this month has used, for example "Extra usage: $400 of your $1,000 monthly limit". The limit starts again each billing month.

Admins get an email and a note in Exayard when extra usage reaches 80% of the monthly limit, and again when it reaches the limit. Each automatic purchase also sends a receipt.

Return to the Extra usage section at any time. Change the Monthly limit and click Save, or turn off the switch. Work already running finishes the sheets it has started.

If extra usage cannot charge your card, the section shows "Extra usage stopped because the card payments failed. Update the card in Billing to start it again." Extra usage stops after one failed payment. It starts again as soon as you save a new card in Billing.

Can extra usage spend more than my limit? No. Automatic purchases never go past the monthly limit you set within a billing month. Usage an admin adds once is not counted against the limit, because an admin chose it.

What is the smallest purchase? $100, in your billing currency. The same minimum applies to automatic purchases and Add extra usage.

Does extra usage work on the Free plan? Yes. An admin on Free can turn on extra usage or add an amount once, from $100, at full price. It is used after Free's $30 for the month runs out.

Does extra usage expire? Yes. Usage you buy lasts 12 months from the day you buy it. Admins get a reminder a month before any of it expires. The oldest usage is used first.

Which payment method does extra usage use? The default payment method on your account. Manage payment methods with the Manage Billing button in Settings > Billing.