How usage is counted
Tokens, the rolling 5-hour window, the monthly limit, model multipliers, what uses quota and what does not, warnings, and what happens when you run out.
On this page
RoGenie measures usage in tokens, the small pieces of text models read and write. Your plan sets two limits, and both apply at once.
The two limits
| Limit | How it works | When it frees up |
|---|---|---|
| 5-hour window | Everything you used in the last 5 hours. It is a rolling window, not a fixed daily reset. | Gradually, as older usage ages out. The time shown is when your oldest usage in the window ages out. |
| Monthly limit | Everything you used in your current monthly cycle. | At the start of your next cycle: the 1st of the month on Free, and on paid plans the day of the month your subscription started (midnight UTC). |
For example, on Builder you can use 3M tokens in any 5-hour stretch and 30M in the month. See every plan in Plans and limits.
Tokens are counted at the model's multiplier
What counts against your quota is billable tokens: the tokens a model read and wrote, weighted by that model's price relative to Claude Opus 5, which is 1×.
- Input (what the model reads: your message, the conversation so far, tool results) and output (what it writes) are weighted separately, by that model's own input and output rates. At the 1× reference rate, an output token costs five times an input token.
- When the model supports prompt caching, the part of the conversation it has already read is billed at a lower cached rate.
- The multiplier label in the model picker is an estimate for a typical run; hover it to see the model's exact input and output rates. A 0.1× model makes the same quota last about ten times as long as Opus 5.
- A model with no published price is billed at the default 1×.
To see what one reply cost, click Info on it: quota_billable_tokens is what your quota counted for that run.
What uses quota
Every model call made for you, at the multiplier of the model it ran on:
- the agent's steps in a run, including playtests and checks that call the model,
- sub-agents and code reviews,
- summarizing a chat.
Long chats cost more per step, because every step re-sends the conversation. Summarizing and starting new chats for new topics keeps this down.
What does not use quota
- Models running on your own API keys or your own Claude accounts. They also keep working when your RoGenie quota runs out.
- Custom mascot generations, which have their own per-plan limit per 5-hour window. One small exception: when a vision model reads a reference image you attached, that short call counts as usual.
- Browsing the app, the IDE, chat search and settings.
Where to see your usage
- The library, at the bottom: your plan and what is left for the last 5 hours and the month.
- Settings › Account & Usage: cards for Last 5 hours, This month and Mascots (5h), each with used, left and when it frees up.
- Info on any reply, for that run.
Warnings before you run out
When you reach 75% of either limit, RoGenie tells you and offers to switch the chat to Auto (intelligent & cheap), which runs a capable, low-cost model at a fraction of the quota.
Before each model call, RoGenie also checks that the step fits in what you have left, so a single large step cannot overshoot your limit.
When you run out
When what is left is not enough for another step, RoGenie stops the run and says which limit you reached, for example:
- 5-hour token limit reached (2,995,000 / 3,000,000 tokens): what is left is not enough for another step. This is a rolling 5-hour window, so it frees up as older usage ages out.
- Monthly token limit reached (...): what is left is not enough for another step. It resets at the start of your next monthly cycle.
Built-in models then stop until the limit frees up. The reply shows when, plus your options:
- Wait. The 5-hour window frees up gradually; the reply shows the time.
- Use your own keys or Claude accounts. Models on your own API keys (any plan) and your connected Claude accounts (Builder and up) keep working, and their usage never counts toward your RoGenie quota.
- Invite friends. Referrals add bonus quota.
- Upgrade. The card offers plans with higher limits. An upgrade applies right away.
Everything RoGenie already did in Studio stays. When your quota frees up, ask it to continue: it picks up from the place's current state instead of starting over.
Changing plans
Changing plan does not erase usage you already have. A higher plan's limits apply as soon as the upgrade goes through; a downgrade applies at the end of your billing period. See Upgrade, downgrade and cancel.
Make your quota go further
- Use Auto (intelligent & cheap) or another low-multiplier model for everyday work.
- Summarize long chats, and start a new chat for a new topic.
- Keep Efficient pacing and Smart context compression on in Agent settings.
- Use a lower effort for simple tasks, and avoid Fast mode unless you need it.
- Pick cheap models for simple sub-agent roles.
- For small, low-risk changes, turn off playtest verification.