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One of the most common questions new Genspark users have is: "When do my credits reset?" The answer depends on whether you are using the free plan or a paid plan.

On the free plan, Genspark provides 100 credits per day. In my experience using Genspark from Japan, the daily credits are usually refreshed shortly after 9:00 a.m. JST. However, Genspark does not officially guarantee a specific refresh time, so the exact timing may vary slightly.

Paid plans such as Plus and Pro work differently. Instead of resetting on the first day of every month, credits are refreshed according to your billing cycle, based on the date you originally subscribed.

For example, if you subscribed on the 23rd, your monthly credits will generally refresh around the 23rd of each month.

Genspark also consumes different amounts of credits depending on the feature you use. Tasks involving Super Agent, video generation, or multiple AI steps can use credits much faster than simple chat or writing tasks.

In this guide, I'll explain when free and paid Genspark credits reset, how the billing cycle works, and why credits sometimes disappear faster than expected.

When Do Genspark Credits Reset?

PlanWhen Credits Refresh
Free100 credits every day
Plus / ProAt the start of your monthly billing cycle
Annual planCredits are still allocated monthly
Purchased top-up creditsAdded when purchased and valid separately

Free Plan: 100 Credits Every Day

Genspark's free plan provides 100 credits per day. If you use all of your credits, you do not need to wait until the next month. The daily allowance becomes available again after the next daily refresh.

In my experience using Genspark in Japan, the refresh usually happens shortly after 9:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST).

However, Genspark does not officially state that credits are guaranteed to refresh exactly at 9:00 a.m. JST, so it is better to treat this as an approximate time rather than a fixed promise.

Also, unused free credits do not simply accumulate indefinitely. It is better to think of the 100 credits as a daily allowance rather than credits you can keep saving up day after day.

Paid Plans: Credits Reset Based on Your Billing Date

Paid plans such as Genspark Plus and Pro use a different system. Your monthly credits are refreshed at the beginning of your billing cycle, based on the date you originally subscribed.

For example, if you subscribed on August 23, your next credit refresh will generally occur around September 23, followed by October 23, and so on.

This means there is no single universal answer to: "What day do paid Genspark credits reset?" The answer is: it depends on your subscription date.

If your credits seem to refresh in the middle or toward the end of the month, that is completely normal.

Annual Plans Still Receive Credits Monthly

Even if you pay annually, Genspark does not normally give you an entire year's worth of usage credits all at once. You may pay for the subscription annually, but the standard plan credits are still allocated according to the monthly billing cycle. In other words, an annual subscription does not mean you can immediately use twelve months' worth of credits on the first day.

Do Paid Users Also Get the Free 100 Credits Every Day?

No. When you move to a paid plan, the paid plan's monthly credit allowance replaces the free plan's daily 100-credit allowance. In other words, you should not expect to receive paid monthly credits plus an additional 100 free credits every day at the same time. Once you are on a paid plan, the paid-plan credit system applies.

Do Unused Credits Roll Over?

Standard monthly plan credits generally do not roll over indefinitely into the next billing cycle. When a new billing cycle begins, your regular plan allowance is refreshed according to your subscription. Purchased top-up credits may follow different expiration rules, so it is worth checking the current terms before buying additional credits.

Why do credits run out so fast?

Tip

Super Agent, Genspark's core feature, is designed to go through several internal steps — "analyze → break down → select → execute" — once it takes on a request. In other words, even something that looks like a simple task from the outside involves several processing stages happening under the hood, and that tends to push up credit consumption accordingly. The reason a credit system, rather than a flat usage-count limit, is used for heavy tasks like video generation or detailed report creation is reportedly to distribute system resources fairly.

The basic rules if you're considering canceling or a refund

If you start paying and find it "wasn't quite what I expected," it's reassuring to know Genspark's official refund policy. In many regions, including Japan, monthly plans can reportedly be canceled (refund requested) within 24 hours of purchase, and annual plans within 72 hours. That said, a common condition across both is that you must not have used the service extensively before requesting a refund. To request one, you contact official support ([email protected]) by email, and it's typically processed within about 7 business days of sending. It's worth keeping that deadline in mind before you start paying.

Things to watch for when using it as a team or organization

Using Genspark as a team or organization requires a bit of extra care. Because credits are managed as a shared pool, if one person makes heavy use of Super Agent, it can eat into the credits available to everyone else on the team. In a work setting, setting an internal rule — such as requiring prior approval before using Super Agent for anything heavy — seems like an effective way to keep usage fair.

The core principle for not wasting credits

The most basic way to hold down credit consumption is to match the feature to the nature of the task:

  • One-off tasks (writing, summarizing, brainstorming, etc.) → the unlimited AI chat feature
  • Work that genuinely requires multi-step automation → Super Agent
Caution

Just keeping this principle in mind should prevent a good chunk of wasted credit consumption. Defaulting to "just throw everything at Super Agent" is convenient, but it's also a trap that tends to inflate cost.

In particular, since Super Agent is what you'd want handling the creation and editing of Microsoft Office files (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) — an area where Genspark excels — putting together your plan for what you want done in AI chat first, before actually creating or editing the Office file, is a good way to hold down credit consumption.

Summary

Here are the key things to remember about Genspark credits:

  1. Free users receive 100 credits per day.
  2. In my experience, the free credits usually refresh shortly after 9:00 a.m. JST, although Genspark does not officially guarantee that exact time.
  3. Paid-plan credits reset based on your subscription billing date, not automatically on the first day of every month.
  4. Annual subscriptions still receive their regular usage credits on a monthly cycle.
  5. Paid users do not also receive the free plan's 100 daily credits.
  6. Features such as Super Agent and video generation can consume credits much faster than simple chat or writing tasks.
Takeaway

The easiest way to remember the system is: free plan, daily refresh; paid plan, monthly billing-cycle refresh. Once you understand that difference, it becomes much easier to manage your remaining Genspark credits.

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