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# Usage Analytics & Billing

The Usage Analytics page gives you full visibility into how your team is using Calvin and what it costs. It is accessible from the sidebar and provides three views: Overview, Builder, and Runtime.

Calvin's pricing model is based on operational minutes. You purchase packs of minutes, and Calvin converts them into resolved technical work. There are two types of credits that correspond to the two phases of Calvin's operation.

Builder credits are consumed when agents are actively working on tasks. This is the AI execution time — the minutes an agent spends analyzing your request, writing code, creating files, running commands, and delivering results. Builder cost is calculated based on minutes used at a per-minute rate (for example, $1.5 per minute). The Usage Analytics Overview shows your total builder minutes consumed and the associated cost.

Runtime credits are consumed by deployed applications and their infrastructure. When you deploy an application on Calvin, the compute resources, databases, storage, and other services it uses generate runtime costs. Runtime pricing is separate from builder pricing and reflects the actual infrastructure consumed.

The Overview tab displays three key metrics for the selected period: Builder Cost (total minutes used and cost), Runtime Cost (infrastructure costs broken down by resource type), and Total Cost (the combined figure). Below these metrics, a Cost Distribution by Workspace chart shows a horizontal bar graph breaking down builder and runtime costs for each workspace, making it easy to see which workspaces are consuming the most resources.

The date range selector in the top right lets you choose the period to analyze. This is useful for tracking month-over-month trends, reviewing costs for specific projects, or reconciling billing.

The Builder tab provides deeper detail on agent execution time, while the Runtime tab breaks down infrastructure costs by resource type (compute, database, and other services).

Billing accounts are managed from Settings under Store Settings. You can select an existing billing account or create a new one. The billing account is linked to your store and determines how usage charges are invoiced.


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