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AI Credits Guide: Understand and Optimize Your Usage

Last updated : 8 février 2026

Lexiik AI credits power artificial intelligence features: description generation, semantic enrichment, automatic ALT tags. Discover how credits work, their consumption, and how to optimize your usage.

Pricing transparency

Lexiik applies at-cost pricing. 1 credit = AI infrastructure cost + minimal margin. No excessive markup: we want you to use AI massively.

What is an AI Credit?

Definition and How It Works

An AI credit is a unit of measurement that corresponds to the use of an artificial intelligence feature. Each AI action consumes a certain number of credits based on its complexity.

💡 Why a Credit System?

1.
Fairness: You only pay for what you use. A site with 100 products doesn't pay the same as a catalog with 10,000 products.
2.
Flexibility: Use AI heavily some months (catalog launch) and very little other months (maintenance).
3.
Transparency: Each action displays its credit cost BEFORE execution. No surprises on your bill.

Monetary Equivalence

Plan Starter

0.15€

per credit (pay-as-you-go)

Plan Pro

0.10€

per credit (500 credits/month included)

Plan Expert

0.08€

per credit (2,000 credits/month included)

Did you know?

Included credits: All plans include a monthly credit quota. If you don't use them, they are NOT rolled over (subscription model).

AI Action Costs

Summary Table

FeatureConsumptionDetails
Basic product description (250-300 words)1 creditStandard generation without semantic enrichment
SEO-enriched description (300-400 words + long-tail)1.5 creditsIncludes semantic analysis and synonym/co-occurrence integration
Premium description (400-600 words + FAQ)2 creditsFor complex/luxury products with in-depth analysis
ALT tag (vision only)0.2 creditVisual recognition + basic description
Enriched ALT tag (Vision + product data)0.3 creditCross-referencing image + name/brand/attributes for maximum precision
ALT tag + semantic SEO (Vision + data + keywords)0.5 creditLong-tail keyword integration in the ALT
Regeneration (New content version)0.5 credit50% of initial cost (reuses part of the analysis)
AI Translation (Per target language)0.3 creditContextual translation (not word-for-word, adapts tone)

Cost Examples for Typical Catalogs

📦 Small store (200 products)

Action: Descriptions + ALT
  • • 200 enriched descriptions × 1.5 = 300 credits
  • • 600 enriched ALT images × 0.3 = 180 credits
  • Total: 480 credits
Cost by plan
  • • Starter (0.15€): 72€
  • • Pro (0.10€): 48€ → FREE (500 included)
  • • Expert (0.08€): 38€ → FREE (2,000 included)

🏪 Medium store (1,000 products)

Action: Full optimization
  • • 1,000 enriched descriptions × 1.5 = 1,500 credits
  • • 3,000 enriched ALT images × 0.3 = 900 credits
  • Total: 2,400 credits
Cost by plan
  • • Starter (0.15€): 360€
  • • Pro (500 included + 1,900 × 0.10€): 190€
  • • Expert (2,000 included + 400 × 0.08€): 32€

🏢 Large catalog (5,000 products)

Action: Full catalog + translations
  • • 5,000 premium descriptions × 2 = 10,000 credits
  • • 15,000 ALT + SEO images × 0.5 = 7,500 credits
  • • EN translation (5,000 × 0.3) = 1,500 credits
  • Total: 19,000 credits
Recommended strategy
  • • Expert plan (2,000 credits/month included)
  • • Progressive processing: 2,000 credits/month
  • • Full catalog in 10 months
  • Total cost: 0€ (included in subscription)

Success

Tip: For large catalogs, spread AI optimization over several months to use your included credits. Prioritize best-selling products and new arrivals.

Credit Renewal and Management

Monthly Included Credits

Each plan includes a monthly credit quota that automatically renews on the 1st of each month:

Starter Plan (9€/month)

Stores up to 100 products

0

credits included

Pro Plan (49€/month)

Stores up to 1,000 products

500

credits included/month

Expert Plan (149€/month)

Unlimited stores

2000

credits included/month

Warning

Credits are non-transferable: Unused included credits at the end of the month are lost. Remember to use them (generate descriptions for future products, optimize product variants...).

Purchase Additional Credits

If you exceed your monthly quota, you can purchase additional credits individually:

PackCreditsPricePrice/Credit
Mini Pack507.50€0.15€
Standard Pack20026€0.13€
Pro Pack50055€0.11€ (-27%)
Enterprise Pack2,000180€0.09€ (-40%)

Did you know?

Purchased credits = permanent: Unlike included credits, separately purchased credits NEVER expire. Use them whenever you want, with no time limit.

Optimize Your Credit Consumption

10 Best Practices for Saving Credits

1
Prioritize strategic products

Start with your best-sellers, new arrivals, and high-margin products. Don't waste credits on obsolete references.

2
Avoid multiple regenerations

Each regeneration costs 0.5 credits. Read and manually adjust (free) rather than regenerating 3-4 times.

3
Use pre-configured templates

Create templates by category (shoes, clothing, tech). The AI generates faster and more accurately = fewer regenerations.

4
Choose the right enrichment level

Basic description (1 credit) is enough for simple products. Reserve premium (2 credits) for complex/luxury products.

5
Process in homogeneous batches

Group similar products (e.g.: all running shoes). The AI learns and improves with each generation in the batch.

6
Vision-only ALT for simple images

Product on white background? Vision only (0.2 credit) is enough. Reserve enriched (0.3) for complex lifestyle photos.

7
Make the most of monthly credits

Pro/Expert plans: use your 500-2,000 included credits before the end of the month. Prepare optimization for future products.

8
Translations: select your languages

Only translate into languages where you actually sell. No need to translate into 10 languages if 95% of your customers speak French.

9
Duplicate and manually adapt

Very similar products (e.g.: same shoe in 3 colors)? Generate for the first, duplicate and manually edit the others (free).

10
Monitor your consumption

Dashboard → AI Credits: check your consumption in real time and adjust your strategy.

Calculate Your Credit ROI

💰 Simple Profitability Formula

Generation cost (500 products × 1.5 credits × 0.10€)75€
Estimated additional organic traffic (+40%)+1,200 visits/month
Additional conversions (2.2% rate)+26 sales/month
Additional revenue (avg. cart 65€)+1,690€/month
Monthly ROI+2,253%

Success

Profitable investment: On average, 1€ spent on AI credits generates 22€ in additional revenue over 3 months. The average observed ROI is +2,200%.

Track and Manage Your Credits

Credits Dashboard

Access your consumption in real time: Dashboard → Subscription & Credits

Available Information

Current balance
  • • Remaining monthly credits
  • • Available purchased credits
  • • Renewal date
History
  • • Consumption by day/week/month
  • • Breakdown by action (descriptions, ALT...)
  • • Trend chart

Alerts and Notifications

Set up alerts to never run out of credits:

🔔
Low threshold alert

Notification when fewer than 50 credits remain (customizable)

⚠️
Credits exhausted alert

Immediate email + additional pack purchase suggestion

📅
End of month reminder

D-5: reminder to use your included credits before expiration

Go Further with Lexiik AI

Now that you've mastered the credit system, explore all available AI features:

📝

AI Descriptions

Generate complete, conversion-oriented product listings in 3 seconds.

🔤

Semantic SEO

Enrich the lexical field to cover hundreds of related queries.

🖼

Automatic ALT Tags

AI analyzes your images and generates descriptive ALT tags for Google Images.