Using monday.com and wondering what the AI features actually cost? As of May 2026, monday.com has fundamentally overhauled its AI pricing model. AI Credits are now the unified currency for the entire AI portfolio—from AI Blocks and monday agents to monday vibe and the AI Notetaker. This post provides you, as a customer, with a quick, clear overview, including all the details from the official AI Feature Catalog.
Who does this model apply to? The new pricing model applies to accounts that signed up on or after May 6, 2026 for the monday Work Platform. Older accounts remain under the previous system. If you have any questions, the monday Support team or your account team is happy to help.
Key takeaways
- 1 AI Credit = $0.01 (annual subscription) / $0.0125 (monthly subscription, 25% more)
- AI Credits must be purchased alongside your plan – they are not included for free
- All AI features run on a shared credit pool
- Some AI features cost zero credits (e.g., AI Formula Builder, Docs Assistant)
- Credits are consumed when an AI action is intentionally triggered
How many credits do you get per plan?
When purchasing a monday AI Work Platform plan, you are required to include credits as part of your subscription. The minimum monthly amount depends on the plan:
If you run out of credits before the end of your billing cycle, you can upgrade to the next credit package without changing your plan by contacting our support or account team.
Price per credit by currency
How much does each AI feature cost?
AI Blocks – 8 credits per action
AI Blocks are the most frequently used AI feature and can be utilized in the workflow builder, automations, and columns. Available AI Blocks:
- Custom AI Prompt
- Assign Labels / Assign People
- Suggest action items
- Detect Sentiment / Detect language
- Improve text / Write with AI
- Prioritize with AI
- Summarize text with AI
- Extract with AI / Generate docs with AI
Important billing rules:
- All actions on the same item within 24 hours count only once (8 credits)
- Items and subitems count separately – actions on subitems use their own credits
- Failed or ineffective actions do not cost any credits
- The creation and preview of a prompt (AI Prompt Preview) does not cost any credits
monday agents – depending on complexity
Agent deadline: For Pro plans and below credit billing starts on June 8, 2026. Enterprise plans are currently exempt.
How much does a monday agent actually cost?
Four real-world examples show how consumption varies depending on the use case:
monday Vibe – the new 3-tier model
As of July 27, 2026, monday Vibe consumes credits across three different levels:
- Publishing: To take a Vibe app live, you now need a paid app bucket.
- Building: Every message (prompt) you send in chat or build mode consumes credits – depending on the complexity and the model selected.
- Running: Once an app is published, it consumes credits every time it runs if it uses AI features – the amount depends on the underlying model.
Credit consumption during the building phase depends on the AI model you choose, and you can control this yourself:
Additionally: If a Vibe app triggers an integration, it costs 1 credit per integration trigger.
Tip: Use the chat mode (Discuss) for planning conversations – it consumes fewer credits than build mode because no code is being written.
Real-world examples: What does a Vibe app actually cost?
Based on actual monday usage data from thousands of published apps:
Simple dashboards or board summaries remain very affordable, while comprehensive systems with numerous views and complex logic can quickly reach the four-digit credit range.
monday Sidekick – paid as of July 27, 2026
monday Sidekick was free until July 27, 2026. Since then, Sidekick also consumes credits—for messages, actions, and image generation, starting from the very first interaction. Consumption is based on the complexity of each request:
The depth of a request's reach into your boards and the specific tools utilized also influence the exact consumption.
AI Notetaker – 120 credits per hour
Meeting transcription, automated summaries, and meeting analysis cost 120 credits per meeting hour and are billed by the minute.
AI Workflows – complexity-based as of July 27, 2026
Since July 27, 2026, consumption is based on the complexity of each individual run—meaning a simple workflow step can be cheaper than before, while a complex one may be more expensive.
AI Workflows: Maximum number per plan
AI in individual monday products
monday CRM
monday service
monday service includes a limited-time unlimited offer for AI blocks on the three main service boards (Tickets, CSAT Survey, Incidents). The following service AI features generally do not cost any credits:
- AI-powered ticket triage
- Ticket summarization
- Sentiment analysis
- AI auto-reply and more
The only exception: AI blocks in the workflow builder on service boards have been billed based on complexity since July 27, 2026, instead of the previous flat rate of 8 credits per action.
monday dev
AI blocks on dev boards (categorizing bugs, assigning tasks, etc.) cost 8 credits per action (the 24-hour rule applies). The AI assistant in Workdocs (Sidekick) is free of charge.
These AI features cost no credits
The following features are included in every paid plan and do not consume any credits:
- AI updates assistant
- AI text to board filters
- Column suggestions with AI
- AI Formula Builder
- AI Docs Assistant
- Start Docs with AI
- Build & Translate Workforms with AI
- Board Views with AI
- Refine Text with AI
- Prompt to Board
- monday MCP (does not consume AI credits, but counts towards your API rate limit)
- monday Sidekick (free until July 27, 2026; usage-based pricing applies thereafter)
- AI Risk Insights (Work Management)
- AI Resource Assignment (Resource Management)
Our tip: Always start with these free features. Many teams find that they don't need paid credits for their core tasks at all.
Keep track of your credits
Admins can check usage at any time in the Admin Panel → AI Governance – broken down by user and feature, and available for download. Notifications are triggered automatically at 80% and 100% of your usage limit.
Enterprise exclusive:
Detailed role-based access permissions (via the "AI Permissions" tab), per-user limits, and usage monitoring per agent run in the Activity tab.
Our 6 tips for smart credit management
- Use free features first – The Formula Builder, Docs Assistant, and others cover a lot of ground before you even use a single credit.
- Choose the right model for your monday vibe – Gemini Flash for simple adjustments, Sonnet for everyday tasks, and Opus only for complex requirements.
- Write precise prompts – Vague prompts lead to revisions and higher credit consumption.
- AI Blocks: Use the 24-hour rule – Multiple AI Block actions on the same item within the same day always cost just 8 credits. Remember to schedule subitems separately.
- Check agent usage in the Activity tab – After each run, you can see how many credits were used after about 15 minutes.
- Brief agents precisely – Provide concrete instructions in the tools section (e.g., specific Slack channel, exact action) rather than leaving decisions up to the agent. Avoid unnecessary web searches in your agent workflow—both will noticeably reduce credit consumption.
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