Review your Agent Activity regularly to understand your spending patterns. This helps you optimize which tools your agent uses.
Learn how tool pricing works on AgentPMT, how vendors set prices, and how to estimate costs.
Understanding Pricing and Credit Costs
Every tool on AgentPMT has a credit price set by its vendor. Here's how pricing works and how to manage costs.
How Pricing Works#
- Each tool has a credit cost per call set by the vendor who built it
- When your agent calls a tool, that cost is deducted from your balance
- 100 credits = $1.00 USD
- Failed calls are free -- you only pay for successful results
Price Tiers#
Tools on AgentPMT range widely in price depending on what they do:
| Tier | Credit Range | USD Equivalent | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | $0.00 | Basic lookups, simple utilities |
| Low | 1-10 | $0.01-$0.10 | Text processing, data formatting |
| Medium | 10-100 | $0.10-$1.00 | API calls, web scraping, image generation |
| High | 100-1,000 | $1.00-$10.00 | Complex analysis, large data processing |
| Premium | 1,000+ | $10.00+ | Physical goods, specialized services |
Free Trials#
Some tools offer a free trial -- a limited number of free calls so you can test the tool before committing credits. Free trial information is shown on the tool's marketplace listing.
Where to See Prices#
Tool prices are visible in several places:
Marketplace
Each listing shows the credit cost prominently.
Budget Settings
See costs for all tools in your budget at a glance.
Agent Activity
Review the cost of each tool call your agent has made.
Estimating Costs#
To estimate what a task will cost:
- Identify the tools your agent will likely use
- Check each tool's price in the marketplace
- Estimate call count -- how many times each tool will be called
- Multiply price per call by estimated call count
Example:
| Tool | Price | Estimated Calls | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search | 5 credits | 3 | 15 credits |
| Summarizer | 2 credits | 3 | 6 credits |
| Email Sender | 10 credits | 1 | 10 credits |
| Total | 31 credits ($0.31) |
Controlling Costs#
Spending Caps -- Set a maximum spending limit on each budget. Your agent stops making tool calls when the cap is reached.
Choose Wisely -- If multiple tools do similar things, compare prices. A cheaper tool might meet your needs just as well.
Check the activity tab
Vendor Pricing#
Vendors set their own prices based on:
- The cost of running the underlying service
- The value the tool provides
- Market rates for similar tools
Prices can change, but your budget's spending cap protects you from unexpected increases.