# Credits Credits enable you to run [strategies](/ai/strategies.md) on Everstrike. You receive free credits upon signing up and for completing tasks. Here are the amounts granted currently: * Signup: 0.50 USD * Email verification: 0.25 USD * First deposit: 0.25 USD The free credits are enough for running a strategy for 24 hours. #### **Daily Replenishment** Once you have verified your email, your free credit balance will automatically replenish every day at 4 pm UTC. The replenishment amount is currently fixed at 0.50 USD. #### **Topping Up Your Credits** You may top up your credit balance at any time by [depositing funds](/account/how-to-deposit-withdraw-and-stake-on-everstrike.md) to your Everstrike account. Once you have funded your account with at least 5 USD (or equivalent in stablecoins), your USD balance will automatically be used as credit balance. Your dedicated credit balance will cease to exist, and any strategy expenses will be subtracted directly from your USD balance instead. Note: Testnet funds cannot be used to pay for strategy expenses. If you require credits on the Everstrike Testnet (beyond the free amount that you receive daily), you may request $10 in free testnet credits by filling out [this](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnHGRHSZt7Dh30svtpsmuVziovshbchD08nJe8G45_eYLEvQ/viewform) form. #### **Viewing Your Credit Usage** You can view the expected credit consumption of a strategy by inspecting it in the [Strategies Overview](https://app.everstrike.io/app/strategies). You'll also be able to see the expected consumption in the Preview tab prior to submitting a new strategy. View a credit consumption breakdown for different models and timeframes [here](/ai/strategies.md#strategy-costs). #### **Pausing Your Strategies** You may pause your strategies at any time. Strategies that are paused do not consume credits. #### **Insufficient Credit Warnings** If your credit balance drops below $0.01, you'll see 'Insufficient Credit' warnings throughout the Everstrike UI. This implies that you have active strategies, but that you no longer have sufficient credits to keep them running. Once you have topped up your credit balance, the warnings will disappear, and your strategies will start running again. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://references.everstrike.io/ai/credits.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.