Usage
When you reach a limit
When an allowance is used, work already in progress always runs to completion. If you hold usage credits, new work continues and draws on them. Otherwise, new work begins when the allowance renews.
By limit
| Limit | When it is checked | With usage credits | Without usage credits | What continues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action minutes | When Lyric is asked to begin new work | New work continues, drawing on purchased action minutes or on credits at the price of its autonomy level | New work is not started: “Your action minutes for this billing period have been used. They renew on [date].” | Work in progress, and work awaiting your approval |
| Compute | When Lyric is asked to begin new work | New work continues at $0.20 per core hour | New work is not started: “Your compute allowance for this billing period has been used. It renews on [date].” | Work in progress |
| Project storage | When an upload begins | The upload proceeds; storage above the allowance is charged at $0.30 per GB per month | The upload is declined: “This file would exceed your project storage limit of [size].” | All files already stored |
| Core compute storage | When Lyric is asked to begin new work | New work continues; storage above the allowance is charged at $0.30 per GB per month | New work is not started: “Your core compute storage is full. Delete files from your workspace on Settings › Usage, or purchase usage credits.” | Work in progress |
| Tasks on Lyric Free | When Lyric is asked to begin a new task | Not applicable | The task is not started: “Lyric Free performs one task in any 24 hours. Your next task can begin at [time].” | Work in progress |
| Concurrent tasks | When Lyric is asked to begin a new task | Not applicable | The task waits and begins automatically: “This task will begin when one of your current tasks is complete.” | Work in progress |
Spend limits
Usage credits are prepaid, so spending never exceeds your balance. You can also set a monthly spend limit. When a limit set to stop usage is reached, Lyric treats the allowance as used until the next billing period or until you raise the limit. See Spend limits.
Advance notice
Settings › Usage shows a notice when an allowance has been used, or when, at the current pace, it will be used before it renews. Spend limit alerts are sent by email at 75%, 90% and 100% of the limit when alerts are turned on.
Renewal
Action minutes and compute renew on your billing date; on Lyric Free, action minutes are counted over any 24 hours. Storage allowances do not renew; capacity returns when files are deleted. See Billing periods and renewal.
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Last updated October 28, 2026