---
title: AI Credit Limits
description: >-
  Set monthly AI Credit limits at the organization level, the per-user level, or
  both, and override limits for individual users.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Account Management > Billing > AI Credit Limits
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt).

# AI Credit Limits

## Overview{% #overview %}

Organization admins can set monthly caps on AI Credit usage at the organization level, the per-user level, or both. Admins can also override the default per-user limit for individual users. AI Credits are shared across [Bits Chat](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_chat.md), [Bits Investigation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_investigation.md), [Bits Code](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_code.md), and [Bits Agent Builder](https://docs.datadoghq.com/actions/agents.md).

## Permissions{% #permissions %}

To view and set AI Credit limits, a user needs all of the following [permissions](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/rbac/permissions.md):

- `user_access_manage`
- `billing_edit`
- `org_management`

## Where to set limits{% #where-to-set-limits %}

AI Credit limits are configured in [**Bits AI > AI Credits Management**](https://app.datadoghq.com/bits-ai/ai-credits-management).

## Types of limits{% #types-of-limits %}

You can configure three types of monthly limits:

| Limit type              | Description                                                                                                     |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Organization-wide limit | Caps total AI Credit usage across the organization for the month. No organization-wide limit is set by default. |
| Default per-user limit  | Caps monthly AI Credit usage for each user who doesn't have an individual override.                             |
| Per-user override       | Sets a custom monthly limit for an individual user, replacing the default per-user limit for that user.         |

## How limits are applied{% #how-limits-are-applied %}

- When both an organization limit and a user limit (or override) are configured, the most restrictive applicable limit applies to a user.
- If a user has both a default per-user limit and an override configured, the higher of the two applies, and the user's usage is still subject to the organization-wide limit.
- Raising a limit unblocks users who reached the previous limit. Lowering a limit blocks users whose usage already exceeds the new value.
- When a user or the organization reaches a limit, affected users can't use Bits Chat, Bits Investigation, Bits Code, or Bits Agent Builder, and a banner shows the reset date.

### Examples{% #examples %}

| Organization limit | Per-user limit          | Users | Maximum hypothetical usage    | Maximum billable AI Credits | Result                                                                                                   |
| ------------------ | ----------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2,000 AI Credits   | 50 AI Credits per user  | 20    | 50 × 20 = 1,000 AI Credits    | 1,000 AI Credits            | Each user can use up to 50 AI Credits without other restrictions.                                        |
| 2,000 AI Credits   | 200 AI Credits per user | 20    | 200 × 20 = 4,000 AI Credits\* | 2,000 AI Credits            | Each user can use up to 200 AI Credits until the organization-wide limit of 2,000 AI Credits is reached. |
| Not set            | 200 AI Credits per user | 20    | 200 × 20 = 4,000 AI Credits   | 4,000 AI Credits            | Each user can use up to 200 AI Credits without other restrictions.                                       |

\* A configured organization limit acts as the ceiling for the organization, regardless of the sum of hypothetical per-user limits.

## Usage attribution{% #usage-attribution %}

Attribution determines whose limit applies to a given unit of AI usage, and who the AI Credit spend is attributed to.

| Product                                                                        | Attribution                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Bits Chat](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_chat.md)                   | All Bits Chat usage rolls up to the email address of the user interacting with Bits Chat.                                                                                                                       |
| [Bits Investigation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_investigation.md) | Manually started investigations roll up to the email address of the user who initiated the action.Automatically triggered investigations (for example, from a monitor firing) roll up to **Autonomous Agents**. |
| [Bits Code](https://docs.datadoghq.com/bits_ai/bits_code.md)                   | All Bits Code usage rolls up to the email address of the user interacting with Bits Code.                                                                                                                       |
| [Bits Agent Builder](https://docs.datadoghq.com/actions/agents.md)             | Agent runs for workflows roll up to the email address of the user who created the workflow.Agent runs for workflows created by service accounts roll up to **Autonomous Agents**.                               |

## Further reading{% #further-reading %}

- [AI Credits](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/billing/ai_credits.md)