A Credit is the unit of work in CitoRank.
Credit usage varies by AI model and analysis depth:
- A fast Lite citation check costs from 1 Credit.
- The same check on Claude uses more — Claude charges us the most per query, and we pass that cost through honestly.
- Recommendations scale with depth: a Basic recommendation costs from 1 Credit, a Focused one from 2 to 19 Credits per competitor depending on analysis tier, and a Full Comprehensive recommendation up to 93 Credits.
Your monthly plan gives you a predictable bundle to spread across all your keywords, and the dashboard shows the exact Credit cost of every keyword
before you commit. You trade off width (more keywords, lighter analysis) against depth (fewer keywords, deeper analysis) with real numbers, not guesses.