Pay-As-You-Go
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) lets you add credits beyond your plan’s monthly allocation without upgrading to a higher tier. If you run out of credits mid-cycle or need a few extra videos, PAYG fills the gap automatically.
How it works
When PAYG is enabled and your plan credits run out, VidRush automatically charges your payment method in $100 increments to add more credits. This continues as needed until you hit your monthly spend cap.
You control the maximum through the monthly spend cap setting. Set it to whatever you’re comfortable with. Once you hit the cap, generation pauses until your plan credits renew next cycle.
Enabling and managing PAYG
- Go to Billing & Subscription in the left sidebar.
- Toggle Pay-As-You-Go on.
- Set your monthly spend cap.
You can turn PAYG off at any time from the same screen. When it’s off, generation stops once your plan credits are used up.
To change your subscription plan, you must turn PAYG off first. The billing system requires PAYG to be disabled before allowing plan changes.
When PAYG makes sense
PAYG is ideal when you’re on a lower-tier plan but occasionally need extra capacity: a trending topic you want to jump on, an intense testing phase, or a month where you’re producing more than usual.
If you consistently exceed your plan’s credits every month, upgrading to the next tier is usually more cost-effective. Higher plans have a lower per-credit cost.
Why you might see multiple charges
If you see several charges from VidRush in a single month while using PAYG, this is normal. Stripe uses threshold billing: instead of waiting until the end of the month to charge one large sum, it triggers a charge whenever your usage hits the $100 threshold.