How Credits Work

Understanding ClearSERP's intelligent credit system and how credits are calculated for different operations

1 min readUpdated August 2025

Credit Types

Monthly Credits

Credits included with your subscription that reset each billing period. These are used first.

Use-it-or-lose-it: Unused monthly credits don't carry over

Pack Credits

Additional credits you can purchase that never expire. Used after monthly credits are exhausted.

Never expire: Perfect for occasional large analyses

Analysis Credit Calculation

Smart Pricing Model

ClearSERP uses an intelligent "melting surcharge" system that makes larger analyses more cost-effective per keyword.

Credit Formula

For 1-50 keywords:
Credits = 3 × keywords + 27
For 51-500 keywords:
Gradually reducing surcharge (melting model)
For 500+ keywords:
Credits = keywords (1:1 ratio)

Example Credit Costs

30
credits
1 keyword
57
credits
10 keywords
177
credits
50 keywords
500
credits
500 keywords
1,000
credits
1,000 keywords
2,000
credits
2,000 keywords
Most efficient: 500+ keywords achieve 1:1 credit-to-keyword ratio

Research Credit Costs

Research operations use a simple fixed-cost model based on the result limit you choose:

1 credit
100 results
5 credits
500 results
10 credits
1,000 results
25 credits
2,500 results
50 credits
5,000 results
100 credits
10,000 results
Smart refunds: You only pay for the results you actually receive

What Each Analysis Includes

SERP Analysis

  • • Complete SERP feature analysis
  • • Domain authority scoring
  • • Weakness detection algorithm
  • • Keyword difficulty scores
  • • Search volume data
  • • Cost-per-click estimates

Keyword Research

  • • Keyword suggestions
  • • Search volume estimates
  • • Keyword difficulty scores
  • • Search intent classification
  • • Related keyword clusters
  • • Competitive analysis data

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