# AI Limits & Billing

Understanding AI request limits and BYOK bypass

# AI Usage Limits

> **Note:** Why AI might stop working for a user.

## 🚦 Limit Tiers
*   **AppSumo Tier 1/2:** **0** AI Requests (Feature Gated).
*   **AppSumo Tier 3:** **50** requests/month.
*   **Individual:** **200** requests/month.

## 🔓 The BYOK Bypass (Unlimited)
If a user provides their own API Key ("Bring Your Own Key") in **Account Settings**, they bypass **ALL** system limits. They pay OpenAI/Google directly.

## 🛑 Enforcement Logic
*   **Real-Time:** Checks usage *before* every request.
*   **Lag:** Usage tracking aggregation runs nightly, so there is a slight (24h) grace period where users might exceed limits before being blocked the next day.

## 📧 Notifications
*   **80% Usage:** Warning email sent.
*   **100% Usage:** Block email sent (with upsell to BYOK).