About Unity Credits

Learn how Unity AI features use Unity Credits and how they affect access to AI tools.

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Last updated 13 days ago

Important

The credit values shown throughout this page are representative examples only and should not be relied upon as guaranteed or fixed rates. Actual Unity Credit consumption might vary significantly based on a range of factors, including but not limited to project size and context, prompt complexity, conversation length, selected mode, output quantity, and the underlying AI model in use at the time of the request.Unity reserves the right to modify credit consumption rates at any time without prior notice. Such changes might occur as a result of model optimizations, new model releases, infrastructure updates, or changes to Unity's pricing and subscription terms. The figures provided here reflect approximate consumption at the time of publication and might not represent current rates.For accurate, up-to-date credit usage information specific to your organization, please consult the Unity Dashboard.

Unity Credits are the usage-based credits that run AI features in the Unity Editor. Whenever you generate an image, create a 3D model, produce a sound effect, or send a message to the Assistant, you spend Unity Credits from your organization's monthly allocation. Each Unity AI subscription includes a monthly allocation of Unity Credits. You can use the Unity Dashboard to monitor your organization’s credit usage and remaining balance.

How Unity Credits work

Each AI feature consumes Unity Credits based on the type and complexity of the action you perform. For example, generating an asset might use a different number of credits than sending a request to the Assistant. More complex AI operations might consume additional credits. Unity Credits reset automatically at the start of each billing cycle, and any unused credits don't roll over. If your organization's available balance reaches zero, Unity AI features are paused until the next billing cycle begins and credits reset, or until you purchase additional credits.

Credit consumption examples

The following tables show examples of activities you can perform with Unity AI and how many credits such activities might consume. Factors that can affect credit consumption include project context, conversation length, mode used, and task complexity.

Note

Credit consumption for each activity might change as models are optimized or new models become available.

Example activity	Estimated credits consumed
Send AI Assistant message	4-1500 or more, depending on the complexity of the request and response
Generate an image	1-6
Generate a texture	1-9
Generate a 3D model	8-13
Generate sound effects	1-5
Generate music	3-5
Text to speech	About 3
Animation (text to motion)	About 5
Generate a skybox	2-5
Generate video	5-15

Note

The credit consumption examples listed for asset generation features (image, 3D model, texture, sound, video, skybox) reflect the consumption of an individual generation job. A single action might produce multiple outputs (such as generating four image variations), in which case the total consumption is the sum of each individual job's consumption.

Examples of credit consumption for AI assistant messages

Unity Default is the default model. It provides a balance of speed and capability suitable for most workflows.

Example activity	Complexity	Estimated credits consumed	Examples
Build a cinema room scene	Simple	About 50	Large glowing-framed screen, dark walls and floor, three rows of seats, soft lighting. Organized hierarchy. Single prompt, no follow-ups.
Create a third-person player controller	Moderate	About 190	WASD movement, sprint, jump, gravity, and ground detection. Smooth mouse-orbit follow camera with adjustable distance and sensitivity. Clean, commented scripts. Includes one follow-up fix.
Generate a fantasy RPG city hub	Advanced	About 520	Dense medieval streets, central plaza, marketplace, cinematic lighting and fog, and a player warrior. One large build plus a follow-up fix.

Unity Lite is a low-latency option. Use it for everyday tasks, such as scripting, minor modifications, and standard generation.

Example activity	Mode	Estimated credits consumed
Ask a short Unity question	Ask	About 4
Look up how an API works	Ask	About 5
Generate a simple script or component	Agent	About 8
Get an explanation of a concept or error	Ask	About 13
Plan an approach for a new feature	Plan	About 13
Brainstorm architecture for a game system	Plan	About 25
Write a custom Editor tool	Agent	About 25
Debug and fix an issue across your project	Agent	About 35
Create a detailed implementation plan	Plan	About 48
Build out a full gameplay mechanic	Agent	About 58
Refactor or extend a complex system	Agent	100 or more

Unity Ultra is a higher-capability tier. Use it for complex, multi-step, or ambiguous tasks where output quality matters most. It takes longer to process but delivers more thorough results. Unity Ultra consumes significantly more credits than Unity Default and Unity Lite.

Example activity	Complexity	Estimated credits consumed	Examples
Build a cinema room scene	Simple	About 150	A private cinema with front screen, dark walls, three seat rows, soft lighting, organized hierarchy
Create a third-person player controller	Moderate	About 450	Player controller with WASD movement, sprint, jump, gravity detection, and smooth mouse-orbit camera with adjustable distance and sensitivity
Rewrite player's movement into physics-based astronaut drift	Involved	About 700	Weightless astronaut float with sine-wave motion, inertia, drag, and tunable forces. Includes a follow-up rendering fix
Generate a playable fantasy city hub	Advanced	About 1500	Medieval city with plaza, shops, isometric camera, NPCs, lighting, and player warrior spawn point

Examples of credit consumption for image generation

Example activity	Estimated credits consumed	Examples
Style model generation	1-2	Anime fantasy characters, colorful digital icons, and other trained style models
Foundation model generation	4-6	GPT Image, FLUX Pro
Gemini generation	1-5	Gemini Flash, Gemini Pro
Image transforms	1-5	Upscale, remove background, recolor

Examples of credit consumption for texture generation

Example activity	Estimated credits consumed
Generate 2D physically-based rendering (PBR) maps	1-5
Generate realistic textures	1-2
Generate hand-painted textures	1-2
Change existing texture into HD	5-9

Examples of credit consumption for 3D model generation

Example activity	Estimated credits consumed
Generate a 3D model from a text prompt	About 8
Generate a 3D model from an image or reference prompt	8-13
Generate a 3D object prefab	About 9

About Unity Credits

How Unity Credits work

Credit consumption examples

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Examples of credit consumption for AI assistant messages

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