AI Pages Usage & Billing

AI Pages usage is based on the number of AI crawler requests that receive optimized content. Here's everything you need to know about limits, costs, and billing.

How AI Pages billing works

AI Pages charges based on requests served - the number of times an AI crawler receives optimized content from AI Pages.

Most requests are cache hits (fast, cheap). First-time page visits trigger optimization but only count once.

Included requests

Your monthly request allowance depends on your Trakkr plan:

Requests reset on the 1st of each month.

Overage billing

When you exceed your included requests, overage billing kicks in:

Rate: $5 per 1,000 additional requests ($0.005 per request)

Example: If you're on Growth (10,000 included) and use 15,000 requests:

• First 10,000: Included
• Next 5,000: 5 × $5 = $25 overage

Enable/disable overage billing

By default, overage billing is disabled. When you hit your limit:

• Disabled: AI Pages stops serving optimized content (crawlers get your normal site)
• Enabled: AI Pages continues serving optimized content and you're billed for overages

To enable: AI Pages → Settings → Enable overage billing

Set a spending cap

If you enable overage billing, you can set a maximum monthly spend:

1. 1Go to AI Pages → Settings → Usage & Billing
2. 2Enter a spending cap (e.g., $50)
3. 3Click Save

When the cap is reached, AI Pages pauses until next month or until you raise the cap.

What triggers optimization?

Here's the typical flow:

1. 1First crawler visit to a page - AI Pages fetches the page, optimizes it, stores in cache. Counted as 1 request.
2. 2Subsequent crawler visits - AI Pages serves from cache (~100ms). Counted as 1 request.
3. 3Cache expires (7 days) - Next visit triggers re-optimization. Counted as 1 request.

Pages are not re-optimized on every visit. The cache keeps costs predictable.

What's NOT counted

These don't count against your usage:

• Human visitors - AI Pages passes these through unchanged
• SEO crawlers - Googlebot (for search) is never served AI Pages content
• Static files - CSS, JS, images, fonts, PDFs are automatically skipped
• Filtered paths - /api/*, /admin/*, /checkout/* etc.
• Errors - If AI Pages fails, the request isn't counted

Monitoring your usage

In the AI Pages dashboard

Go to AI Pages → Dashboard to see:

• Requests this month - Current usage vs limit
• Progress bar - Visual of how much you've used
• Days until reset - When your usage resets
• Current spend - Overage charges so far (if any)

Usage alerts

Set up alerts to avoid surprises:

1. 1Go to Settings → AI Pages → Alerts
2. 2Enable "Usage threshold alert"
3. 3Set your threshold (e.g., 80% of limit)
4. 4Choose notification method (email, Slack)

Platform costs

AI Pages itself is billed through Trakkr. Some platforms may have their own costs for running the integration:

For most sites: The free tiers are more than sufficient. Only high-traffic sites (100k+ daily visitors) may need to consider platform-level upgrades.

Estimating your usage

Formula: Monthly AI Crawler Visits × Pages Crawled ≈ Monthly Requests

Typical scenarios:

These are rough estimates. Actual usage depends on:

• How often AI crawlers visit your site
• How many pages they access
• How frequently pages are recrawled

FAQ

Q: What happens if I hit my limit with overage billing disabled?

A: AI Pages stops serving optimized content. AI crawlers receive your normal (un-optimized) site until your usage resets or you enable overages.

Q: Can I see which pages use the most requests?

A: Yes, in AI Pages → Analytics → Top Pages. This shows which URLs crawlers visit most.

Q: Are there annual plans?

A: Contact [email protected] for annual pricing with volume discounts.

Q: Can I get more included requests without upgrading plans?

A: Contact us to discuss custom request allocations.

Next steps