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Han Wang explains Mintlify’s September 8, 2026 change from token-variable credit charges to fixed prices for delivered answers and document updates, with no charge for specified no-result cases. Read 3 viewpoints with supporting evidence and source links.
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Han Wang states that Mintlify charges 25 credits for an assistant answer and 250 for a document update; an inability to answer or a run finding nothing to update costs nothing.
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Now pricing reflects the value we visibly provide. An assistant answer is 25 credits. A docs update from an automation run costs 250. If the Assistant can't answer, or an automation determines nothing needs updating, you pay nothing.
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AI products →Han Wang describes replacing token-variable credit charges with fixed action prices; actions that produce nothing incur no charge.
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Credits previously varied with the tokens used by each run. Now every action has a fixed price, and actions that produce nothing cost nothing:
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AI products →Han Wang states that editor agent and Slack agent usage is unlimited with Pro and Enterprise plans, while plans, included credits and the price per credit remain unchanged.
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We are also providing unlimited editor agent and Slack agent usage with Pro and Enterprise plans. Your plan, included credits, and the price per credit remain unchanged.
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We are also providing unlimited editor agent and Slack agent usage with Pro and Enterprise plans. Your plan, included credits, and the price per credit remain unchanged.
Original excerpt
Credits previously varied with the tokens used by each run. Now every action has a fixed price, and actions that produce nothing cost nothing:
Original excerpt
Now pricing reflects the value we visibly provide. An assistant answer is 25 credits. A docs update from an automation run costs 250. If the Assistant can't answer, or an automation determines nothing needs updating, you pay nothing.
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Tokens tie an application’s price to model consumption; credits can package different units, so what triggers a charge matters. Tugce Erten and Sarah Wang recommend pricing the highest value layer that can be measured, attributed and defended. Mintlify kept credits but moved from token-variable charges to fixed prices for answers and document updates, with specified no-result cases free. These sources do not establish one model for every AI product.
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