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title: "T3Planet Credits"
manual: "AI Foundation"
version: "2.0"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:t3planet-credit-system@2.0"
source: "T3Planet-Credit-System/Index.rst"
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# T3Planet Credits {#t3planet-credit-system}

## Purpose {#purpose}

**T3Planet Credits** is T3Planet’s managed AI access for AI Foundation.
It lets your TYPO3 site use AI features **without storing or managing your own
vendor API keys**.

When Credits is active, AI Foundation sends billable AI requests to T3Planet.
T3Planet runs the AI work and reduces your **credit** balance. In
**AI Usage**, those requests are stored with provider id
`t3planet_credits`.

**Path:** **AI Foundation > AI Providers**

> [!NOTE]
> On **AI Providers** you can choose between **Your Own API Keys**
> and **T3Planet Credits**.

![AI Foundation Dashboard in T3Planet Credits mode with balance, credit burn, and spend by extension](../Images/t3planet-credits-dashboard.png)

## What you get {#what-you-get}

-   You'll receive 50 free credits once upon signup
-   AI features without configuring OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, or similar
    keys
-   One shared credit balance for this installation
-   Balance on the Dashboard and AI Providers Credits panel
-   Clear usage history in **AI Usage** (provider `t3planet_credits`)

## What's covered {#what-s-covered}

Credits can be used for these AI Foundation capabilities when Credits is active:

-   Text completion
-   Streaming
-   Embeddings
-   Text-to-speech (TTS)
-   Image generation

## When to use it {#when-to-use-it}

Use Credits when you want editors to use AI quickly without key setup.

Use Own API Keys when you already manage vendor accounts and keys yourself.

Default is **Own API Keys**. Credits stays off until you select it and complete
**Activate**. Your saved providers stay in the database and are available
again when you switch back to **Your Own API Keys**.

When Credits is active, billable AI calls go to T3Planet. Prompts and inputs
may be stored in T3Planet billing records. For processors, retention, and
minimisation, see [DPA & GDPR](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:data-processing-agreement@2.0).

-   [Overview](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:overview@2.0)
-   [Configuration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:configuration@2.0)
-   [Dashboard & AI Usage](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:dashboard-ai-usage@2.0)
-   [MCP Integration](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:mcp-integration@2.0)
-   [Troubleshooting](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/nitsan/ns-t3af:troubleshooting@2.0)