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Every search on Osintly costs credits. This page explains what counts as a credit spend, what is free, how expiry works, and how to check your balance.

What is a credit?

One credit equals one search. A search is defined as a single query against one input type: one username, one email address, one IP, one domain, or one wallet address.
Browsing results, re-opening a past search from history, exporting, or using AI Analyst does not cost additional credits.

Credit balance by plan

PlanPriceCredits/month
Standard€9.99/mo25
Pro€24.99/mo100
Advanced€94.99/mo200
Purchased credits (bought directly) are valid indefinitely and do not expire. Promotional or free credits may have an expiration date. When they do, the terms of the promotion specify the deadline. Check osint.ly/terms for full details.
If your balance reaches 0, new searches are blocked until you purchase more credits or until promotional credits are added. Your history and existing results remain fully accessible.

What costs a credit

Running a search against any of the 6 input types (Pseudonym, Email Address, Phone, IP address, Domain, Cryptocurrency) costs 1 credit per query.
Each time a monitor runs, it consumes 1 credit per execution, the same as a manual search.If the monitor is run in a team context, the team credit priority logic applies: team bank first, then owner credits, then member credits. See Credits in a team below.Example: A monitor set to run every 6 hours executes 4 times per day. Over 30 days, that is approximately 120 credit deductions.
Monitoring is available on Pro and Advanced plans.

What does not cost a credit

Your search history lets you re-open any past result page for free. Results are cached and no new query is sent.
Exporting to PDF or DOCX from an existing result page does not consume credits. The export formats available depend on your plan.
Asking questions in the AI Analyst panel on an existing result does not cost credits. AI Analyst is available on Pro and Advanced plans.

Credits in a team

When a search is launched inside a team workspace, credits are deducted following a priority order based on the team settings:
  1. Team credit bank - if the bank is enabled and has at least 1 credit, the search deducts from it.
  2. Owner credits - if the bank is empty or disabled and the “use owner credits” option is enabled, the search deducts from the owner’s personal balance.
  3. Member credits - if neither of the above applies, the search deducts from the balance of the member who launched the action.
Example: A team runs 3 searches (1 credit each).
ScenarioResult
Bank enabled, 10 credits availableBank goes from 10 to 7 credits
Bank empty, owner credits enabled3 credits deducted from the owner
Bank empty, owner credits disabledEach member pays from their own balance
These settings are configurable by the team owner in the team settings panel.

Checking your balance

Your credit balance appears in three places:
  • Sidebar: shown below your username in the left navigation panel.
  • Search page: displayed directly on the Search page before you run a query.
  • Settings: go to Settings > Credits for your full transaction history, including credit purchases, search deductions, and monitor executions.

Running out of credits

If your balance reaches 0, the search input is disabled and you see a prompt to add credits. Your history and existing results remain fully accessible.
If your balance drops to 0, monitor executions fail until credits are available again.

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