AI credits

Where your AI credits go, and what they buy you back

Every AI feature in Build Paperless, what it draws from your credits, what that costs and roughly how much office time it saves. No fine print.

Included with every admin seat

100 credits a month

pooled across your team

Pay as you go

$25 per 100

$0.25 a credit ex GST, on your next invoice

500-credit pack

$20 per 100

$100 ex GST, 20% less than pay as you go

Every AI feature, priced

Credits are charged once, when the work is delivered. Questions along the way and failed runs are free. Costs show pay as you go first, then the pack rate. Time saved is our estimate of the admin each one replaces.

Estimating and takeoffs

The big-ticket items. One flat charge per finished estimate, however many pages the plans run to.

What the AI doesCreditsCost (ex GST)
Time saved

AI estimate from plans

50per estimate$12.50$10 from a pack~3 hrs

Aerial takeoff

100per published site plan$25$20 from a pack~2.5 hrs

AI estimate from a written scope

50per estimate$12.50$10 from a pack~2 hrs

Trade module estimate

25per estimate$6.25$5 from a pack~1.5 hrs

Import an estimate or quote PDF

15per document$3.75$3 from a pack~45 min

Build a schedule from the estimate

10per schedule$2.50$2 from a pack~1 hr

Adjust an estimate line

1per change25c20c from a pack~5 min

Inbox, bills and paperwork

Small, frequent tasks that add up. Most cost a fraction of a credit.

What the AI doesCreditsCost (ex GST)
Time saved

Email sorted by project

0.1per email2.5c2c from a pack~2 min

Supplier invoice matched to its project

0.1per invoice2.5c2c from a pack~2 min

Read an invoice

1per invoice25c20c from a pack~4 min

Read a receipt or document

3per document75c60c from a pack~5 min

Site, safety and project admin

Drafting the documents you would otherwise type up after hours.

What the AI doesCreditsCost (ex GST)
Time saved

SWMS

1per SWMS25c20c from a pack~20 min

Site diary summary

1per summary25c20c from a pack~10 min

Inspection report

1per report25c20c from a pack~20 min

RFI draft

1per RFI25c20c from a pack~10 min

Defect notice to a trade

1per notice25c20c from a pack~5 min

Photo tagging

1per photo25c20c from a pack~1 min

Clients and follow-ups

Keeping customers in the loop without writing every word yourself.

What the AI doesCreditsCost (ex GST)
Time saved

Weekly client update

1per update25c20c from a pack~15 min

Variation email

1per variation25c20c from a pack~10 min

Quote wording

1per quote25c20c from a pack~15 min

Lead follow-up draft

2per draft50c40c from a pack~5 min

What a month looks like

Three example months. Find the one closest to yours. Green is covered by your included credits, orange is extra.

Light user

Solo builder, a couple of projects on the go

1 admin seat, so 100 credits included each month.

Used
89
Extra
0
Time saved
~14 hrs
  • 1 x AI estimate from plans50
  • 250 x email sorted by project25
  • 5 x read an invoice5
  • 4 x weekly client update4
  • 20 x supplier invoice matched to its project2
  • 2 x SWMS2
  • plus 1 smaller items (1 credits)

Nothing extra to pay. The month fits inside the included credits.

Medium user

Team of three in the office, five or six projects running

3 admin seats, so 300 credits included each month.

Used
469
Extra
169
Time saved
~55 hrs
  • 3 x AI estimate from plans150
  • 1 x aerial takeoff100
  • 800 x email sorted by project80
  • 10 x read a receipt or document30
  • 2 x build a schedule from the estimate20
  • 20 x read an invoice20
  • plus 8 smaller items (69 credits)

$42.25 extra ex GST, pay as you go. At this level a pack would not save money.

Heavy user

Company with five admins, quoting hard and building lots

5 admin seats, so 500 credits included each month.

Used
1,467
Extra
967
Time saved
~155 hrs
  • 8 x AI estimate from plans400
  • 3 x aerial takeoff300
  • 2,000 x email sorted by project200
  • 2 x AI estimate from a written scope100
  • 30 x read a receipt or document90
  • 4 x import an estimate or quote PDF60
  • plus 13 smaller items (317 credits)

$200 with 2 x 500-credit packs instead of $241.75 pay as you go. That saves $41.75 ex GST.

Time saved is an estimate, not a measurement. It assumes an AI estimate saves about 3 hours, sorting an email about 2 minutes, pulling an invoice copy about 2 minutes and a SWMS about 20 minutes.

Saving with packs

200-credit pack

$50 ex GST

$25 per 100, the same rate as pay as you go. Handy if you would rather prepay than see it on your invoice.

500-credit pack, best value

$100 ex GST

$20 per 100, 20% less than pay as you go. Packs last until the end of the month you buy them, so it pays off once you would go more than 400 credits over.

Regularly using well over 1,000 credits a month? Talk to us about a monthly credit bundle at a lower rate.

Questions

How many AI credits come with my plan?

Every admin seat includes 100 AI credits a month, pooled across your organisation. Crew seats are free and do not add credits. Your 14-day trial starts with 500 credits.

What does an AI credit cost once I run out?

On a paid plan you keep working. Extra credits are $0.25 each ex GST ($25 per 100) and land on your next invoice. A 500-credit pack is $100 ex GST, which is $20 per 100.

When does buying a pack save me money?

Packs are valid until the end of the month you buy them, so buy one when you know a big month is coming. A 500-credit pack pays for itself once you would go more than 400 credits over your allowance in that month. Below that, pay as you go is cheaper.

Can a big month run away on me?

No. Every account has a $100 monthly limit on extra usage. If you reach it, AI features pause until the new month, a higher limit or a top-up. An admin can raise the limit, lower it, or set it to zero and stop at the included credits.

Am I charged if the AI fails?

No. Estimates and takeoffs are charged once, when the finished estimate is delivered. Questions along the way, failed runs and re-publishing the same aerial site plan are free.

Try it on a real project

Your 14-day trial starts with 500 credits. That is enough to price several real projects.