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# Postpaid Invoicing

> Track postpaid API and open source license usage in Krea, understand monthly billing, and view and pay invoices for your billing accounts.

Postpaid billing lets an enabled billing account accrue usage and pay by invoice. Krea tracks **API usage** and **open source license usage** separately from prepaid compute credits.

<Info>
  Postpaid billing must be configured for your billing account by Krea. [Contact
  sales](mailto:sales@krea.ai) to arrange access and an API credit limit. An
  Enterprise plan alone does not mean postpaid billing is enabled.
</Info>

## What Is Invoiced?

| Usage           | How it is recorded                                                                                                                                          |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **API usage**   | Eligible API requests accrue a USD charge against the account's postpaid credit limit.                                                                      |
| **OSS license** | Usage reported under your open source license accrues separately. See [Reporting Open Source Usage](/docs/user-guide/help-and-support/report-open-source-usage). |

Invoices belong to a **billing account**. Workspaces assigned to the same account share its billing balances; an organization with several billing accounts can receive separate invoices. API and OSS usage on the same account are separate line items on one usage invoice.

Prepaid compute credits, API credit purchases, and subscription payments are separate from this usage invoice.

## View Usage and Invoices in Krea

Organization **Owners** and **Admins** can review invoiced usage in the management area.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Billing">
    Open [Manage ↗](https://www.krea.ai/manage) and choose **Billing** under
    your organization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review Invoiced Usage">
    Find **Invoiced Usage**. This shows usage and invoices across your
    organization's billing accounts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Inspect a billing account">
    Select an account in **Billing Accounts** to see only that account's credits
    and invoiced usage. If several accounts appear in the overview, use the
    **Account** column to identify each charge.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The **Invoiced Usage** card groups entries into:

| Section         | What it means                                                                                                                                |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Accruing**    | Usage in the current, unbilled cycle. API usage shows the amount consumed against its credit limit; OSS usage has no displayed credit limit. |
| **Outstanding** | Open invoices, invoices being prepared, or invoices whose status could not be retrieved. Open invoices show their due date.                  |
| **Historical**  | Paid, void, and uncollectible invoices. Check the status: a historical entry does not always mean it was paid.                               |

Use the external-link icon beside an invoice's status to open its hosted Stripe invoice when available. The invoice shows the amount due and payment options.

## Monthly Billing and Payment

* The monthly invoicing run is scheduled for the end of the month in **UTC**. It bills accrued usage when the cycle closes; Krea can also issue an invoice outside that run.
* Invoices are sent to the billing email associated with the account's Stripe customer. Owners of the workspace or organization that owns the billing account also receive a link to the invoice.
* Payment is due **30 days after the invoice is sent**. Use the due date on the issued invoice.
* When usage is invoiced, a fresh usage cycle starts at zero with the same configured API credit limit. A new cycle does not mean the previous invoice has been paid.

<Note>
  The **Bills on** date in Accruing is an estimate. Use the issued invoice for
  the actual billing period and payment deadline.
</Note>

## Credit Limits

The postpaid API credit limit controls available API spending during a usage cycle. It is not a prepaid balance or a fixed monthly charge: you are invoiced for recorded usage. Contact Krea if you need a different limit.

Workspace compute budgets and member usage limits are separate controls. They do not change the payment deadline on an invoice.

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I don't see any invoiced usage">
    Check that you are viewing the correct organization and billing account.
    **No Invoiced Usage** means there are no active cycles or invoice history to
    display. Contact Krea to confirm postpaid setup.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The status says Invoice on the way or Stripe Error">
    **Invoice on the way** means the invoice is still a draft. **Stripe Error**
    means Krea could not retrieve its status; it does not mean the invoice was
    paid. Try again later or contact support.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I haven't received the invoice email">
    Ask an owner of the billing account's organization or workspace to check
    their inbox, and check the hosted invoice from Billing. Contact
    [support](mailto:support@krea.ai) to confirm the billing email or resolve a
    missing invoice.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>