Sider Credits Calculation Rules

Our credit system has been updated as of June 2026. The rules that apply to you depend on your plan:
  • Legacy plans (previous Starter, Basic, Professional, Unlimited, Plus, Ultra, etc.): The detailed credit deduction rules below still apply to you.
  • Current plans (Lite, Pro, Max): Credits are deducted based on actual usage. You can view your detailed credit deduction records at any time in > Credits log. > Credits log.

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Usage Calculation Rules of Legacy Plans

⚠️ The following deduction table applies to legacy plans only (Basic / Advanced / Elite credits). Current plan users (Credits) don't need to reference this table — check My Account > Billing > Credits log for real-time deduction records.

FunctionModelBehaviorCreditCredit LevelsNote
Deep Research via Chat-Per Deep Research topic20Elite
Deep Research Beta (Web) - report generation-Per Deep Research topic10Elite
Deep Research Beta (Web) - interactive report-Per report visualization6AdvancedBeta pricing: Only 6 advanced credits per interactive report! Price may change later.
Scholar Research-Per Scholar Research topic10Elite
Gamified Learning-Per use10Advanced
Interactive Reading-Per use10Advanced
AI Web CreatorGPT-5Per web creationDynamic calculationElite
Per edit
GLM 4.5Per web creationDynamic calculationBasic
Per edit
AI Slides MakerDeep ModePer slide generation20Elite
Per edit6Advanced
Fast ModePer slide generation16Basic
Per edit6Advanced
  • Chat: Text-only
  • Code Assistant
  • Write
  • Translate
  • Ask
  • Sider Fusion
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
Per use1Basic
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Per use2
GPT-5 mini
Per use3
  • GLM-5
  • Qwen3-Max
Per use4
  • Kimi K2.5
  • Gemini 3.0 Flash
Per use5
  • Claude Haiku 4.5
  • GPT-5.4 mini
Per use7
  • GPT-5.1
  • DeepSeek-V4-Pro
  • Claude Sonnet 4
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro
Per use1Advanced
  • Grok 4
  • GPT-5.2
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro
Per use2
GPT-5.5
Per use4
Claude Opus 4.6
Per use6
  • Q&A Assistant
  • Email Assistant
  • OCR
-Per use1Basic
GrammarGPT-5 miniPer use3Basic
Search PanelSider FusionPer use1Basic
GPT-5Per use1Advanced
ChatPDF (web)
Claude Haiku 4.5
Each chat session7-28BasicCredits are deducted dynamically based on file length.
  • Kimi K2
  • Gemini 3.0 Flash
Each chat session5-20
  • Sider Fusion
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
Each chat session1-4
GPT-5 mini
Each chat session3-12
  • GPT-5.1
  • Claude Sonnet 4
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash Think
  • DeepSeek v3.2
Each chat session1-4Advanced
  • GPT-5.2
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro
  • DeepSeek-R1-0528
  • Claude Sonnet 4 Think
  • Grok 4
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro Think
Each chat session2-8
GPT-5.2 Think
Each chat session3-12
Webpage Translation
AI translation service
Per use1+BasicCredits are dynamically deducted based on text length.
PDF Translator-Each paragraph (web)
  • GPT
  • Gemini
Per useDynamic calculationBasic1 Basic credit is deducted for every 4k tokens.
PDF Translator-Page OCR (web)-Per use4Basic
Image Translator-Per use2Basic
AI Translator
  • Claude 3.5 Haiku
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
Per use1-5BasicCredits are dynamically deducted based on text length.
  • DeepSeek V3
  • GPT-4.1 mini
Per use3-15
  • GPT-4.1
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro
Per use1-5Advanced
AI Writer-Per use or per chat1BasicMay be adjusted in the future
Chat with files (image, pdf, link, doc…)
  • Sider Fusion
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
Each chat session1-32BasicCredits are deducted dynamically based on file length.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Each chat session2-33
GPT-5 mini
Each chat session3-34
  • GLM-5
  • Qwen3-Max
Per use4-35
  • Kimi K2.5
  • Gemini 3.0 Flash
Each chat session5-36
  • Claude Haiku 4.5
  • GPT-5.4 mini
Each chat session7-38
  • GPT-5.1
  • DeepSeek-V4-Pro
  • Claude Sonnet 4
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro
Each chat session1-32Advanced
  • Grok 4
  • GPT-5.4
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro
Each chat session2-33
GPT-5.5
Each chat session5-36
Claude Opus 4.6
Each chat session6-37
AI Read Aloud-Per use1-10BasicCredits are dynamically deducted based on text length.
Audio to Text-Each audio1 per 10 minutesAdvancedLess than 10 minutes counts as 10 minutes
Each video10 per hourAdvanced
REC Note-Screen recodingFree-
-Note Enhancement1 per 4k tokenBasic
-Transcription optimization1 per 10 minutesAdvanced

Chat control:

  • Artifacts
-Per use1AdvancedCredits are deducted for both the answering model and feature use.

Chat control:

  • Search
-Per use1Advanced

Chat control:

  • Generate Image
GPT-image-1.5 LowPer use10Basic
  • Nano Banana
  • GPT-image-1.5 Medium
5Advanced
Nano Banana Pro15
GPT-image-1.5 High20

Chat control:

  • Advanced Data Analysis
-Per use1Advanced

Chat control:

  • Think
DeepSeek R1 (for non-thinking models)Per use1Advanced
Model's native thinking capability (for thinking-capable models)Per use2x - 3xAdvanced
Search Agent-Per use3Basic
Background Changer
-Edit an image8Advanced
Text Remover
-Edit an image8Advanced
Background Remover
-Edit an image2Advanced
Photo Eraser
-Edit an image3Advanced
Inpaint
-Edit an image3Advanced
Image Upscaler
-Edit an image1Advanced

AI Image Generator:

  • Text-to-image
  • ideogram 1.0 Turbo
  • FLUX 1.1 [pro]
Generate an image1Advanced
  • Doubao Seedream 4.0
  • Doubao Seedream 5.0 Lite
  • ideogram 2.0 Turbo
  • DALL·E 3 Standard
  • FLUX 1.1 [pro] Ultra
Generate an image2
  • Doubao Seedream 4.5
  • ideogram 2.0
  • DALL·E 3 HD
Generate an image3
Nano Banana
Generate an image5
Nano Banana Pro
Generate an image15
YouTube Video Summary-Per use5-20BasicDeduct 5-20 Basic Credits based on subtitle length.
YouTube Video - Watch Highlights-Per useDynamic calculationBasicCredits are dynamically deducted based on video content length.
Image Assistant-Per use1+-Deduct credits based on the feature used.
AI Video Shortener
Free audio
Per hour of original video10Basic
Advanced audioPer hour of original video10Advanced