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title: Resource Management
description: "Monitor credit usage and manage resources in Verdent"
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Verdent uses a credit-based system to manage computational resources. Understanding credit usage and monitoring helps you optimize costs effectively.

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## Credit Monitoring

### Web Dashboard

Monitor your credit balance through **User Menu → Dashboard** or visit [verdent.ai/dashboard](https://verdent.ai/dashboard):

- Account name, current plan, and credit balance
- Total credits (subscription + top-ups) and remaining credits
- Detailed token consumption across sessions
- Usage patterns and trends
- Model selection impact
- Cost optimization opportunities

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## Plans, Top-Ups, and Billing Cycle

Shared subscription rules now live in [Account & Billing](/docs/account-billing/overview). Use those pages for pricing tiers, top-ups, billing-cycle refresh, and what affects credit consumption across products.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Credits & Plans" href="/docs/account-billing/credits-and-plans">
    Shared pricing tiers, top-ups, and credit usage basics
  </Card>
  <Card title="Billing Cycle & Rollover" href="/docs/account-billing/billing-cycle-and-rollover">
    Credit refresh timing and rollover rules
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Parallel Agent Usage

Each workspace with an active task consumes credits independently:

| Active Workspaces | Credit Usage |
|-------------------|--------------|
| 1 workspace | 1x baseline |
| 2 workspaces | 2x baseline |
| 3 workspaces | 3x baseline |

**To optimize parallel usage:**
- Complete and rebase workspaces promptly
- Delete workspaces when done
- Idle workspaces (no active conversation) don't consume credits

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## Managing Long-Running Tasks

**Quick Tips:**
- Use Plan Mode to understand scope before execution
- Start fresh tasks between major work to reset context
- Complete atomic work units (feature → test → commit)
- Watch for slower responses as sessions grow longer

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## FAQs

<Accordion title="Why are my credits depleting faster than expected?">
Common causes:
- **Multiple parallel workspaces** - Each active workspace uses credits independently
- **Large context** - Long conversations use more tokens
- **Frontier models** - Higher cost than efficient models

Check your active workspace count in **All Workspaces**.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Do idle workspaces consume credits?">
No. Workspaces with no active conversation don't consume credits. Credits are only used when making AI requests.
</Accordion>

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## See Also

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Pricing Overview" icon="credit-card" href="/docs/verdent/pricing/overview">
    Understanding pricing and plans
  </Card>
  <Card title="Settings" icon="gear" href="/docs/verdent/configuration/settings">
    Configure model preferences
  </Card>
</CardGroup>