> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getdot.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.getdot.ai/train-dot/agent-compute-credits.md).

# Agent Compute Credits

Dot usage is measured in **Agent Compute Credits (ACCs)**. An ACC reflects the amount of work Dot does to answer a request: the queries it runs, the reasoning steps it takes, and the visualizations it builds. A quick lookup uses very little; a deep, multi-step [investigation](/using-dot/analyze.md) uses more — and a higher [energy mode](/using-dot/analyze.md#energy-modes) does more work per question.

Because Dot and the underlying models improve continuously, the same question can take a different path and a different amount of work over time. Treat any figure as a guide, not a guarantee.

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For current per-plan credit allowances and rates, see the [Dot pricing page](https://www.getdot.ai/pricing).
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### Keeping usage predictable

Admins can cap how many ACCs a single user or a group can consume, so spend stays predictable and no one user draws down the pool unexpectedly. You configure these limits in Dot's settings.

There's also a built-in guardrail for single answers. Every now and then a hard question makes Dot do a lot of work at once. So this doesn't quietly run up a big bill, Dot pauses partway through and asks whether to keep going once an answer passes a set amount of credits, about 30 by default. You'll see this in the app, and in Slack, Teams, and email. It's on for everyone out of the box, and admins can raise the limit or switch it off.

Web research has its own limit. Dot can run about 10 web searches per question, and that allowance covers everything it does for that question, so a broad research request cannot quietly run up a bill.

You can also keep Dot on topic. Turn on **Business questions only** under Settings, then Advanced Settings, then AI & Data Configuration, and Dot politely declines personal or entertainment questions instead of working on them. It decides before running anything, so a declined question costs close to nothing. See [Business questions only](/using-dot/analyze.md#business-questions-only).

For anything more specific than that, write it as a note in Dot's context. A note is the right place for rules that are particular to your business, such as which topics to send to another team.