How a model call is paid for
Judges, trace analysis in Findings, Review Copilot and generation all call models. Each call is paid in one of two ways:- Your own model credential, when a company admin has saved one under Settings → API Keys.
- DataFramer credits, when no credential is saved. A company admin buys them under Settings → Billing.
Your own model credential
A company holds one credential at a time: an Anthropic API key, an OpenAI API key, or, on Enterprise, a Databricks service principal. Saving one for a different provider replaces it. While it is saved, every model call runs on that provider. When a task requires a model from another provider, DataFramer runs the equivalent model of your provider instead. When there is no equivalent, the task is refused: choose another model, or replace the credential.The monthly spend limit
Your plan caps your company’s AI spend per calendar month.- It counts every model call, including calls on your own credential.
- At the limit, DataFramer refuses new AI tasks until next month. Your data stays readable, and an Auto refresh on Tracking skips its runs and resumes by itself next month.
- For a higher limit, move to a higher plan.

