Billing & Usage

Cortex offers simple and transparent billing to help you track and manage your usage.

Understanding Workflow Costs

Each workflow is made up of different steps that use credits as they run. The cost is calculated based on two main factors:

Think of credits like time units - the longer a step runs, the more credits it uses. Here’s a breakdown of costs for each type of step:

Step Type	Credits Used (per 0.1 sec)	Cost for Running 1,000 Times	Example Action
Note	0	Free	Just adds comments to your workflow - no cost
Branch	10	$0.22	Makes decisions in your workflow (like “if this, then that”)
Code	10	$0.22	Runs your custom code to process data
Model	Varies	Varies	Uses AI to analyze things like documents
HTTP Request	10	$0.22	Gets data from other systems
Browser	10	$0.22	Collects data from websites or automates web tasks
Workflow	0	Workflow cost	Triggers another workflow
Service	30	$0.68	Uses specialized services like document scanning, sending emails, etc.