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Why AI usage needs two wallets, not one disappearing balance

Separate monthly funded AI credit from customer-purchased balance to make consumption and expiry predictable.

Bondi ProductPublished 2026-08-03Updated 2026-08-03

Monthly funded AI credit and purchased Wallet funds have different commercial meanings. Combining them into one expiring balance makes it hard for a customer to know what they own.

Bondi presents funded AI credit alongside a shared Wallet. The plan-funded credit—$25 on Standard and $75 on Pro—resets each monthly entitlement cycle. Customer-purchased Wallet balance does not expire. Funded credit is consumed first for AI usage.

The Wallet covers Chat, Builder, AI Agents, text models, OCR, parsing, and image generation after funded AI credit is used. It also covers Production Automation Runs beyond included and purchased capacity at $0.02 per Run. Ordinary email, SMS, or integration calls do not directly consume Wallet funds, though their Automation Actions contribute to Run units.

Customers can set auto top-up and a monthly auto top-up cap. The cap limits automatic card charges only; it does not limit use of existing Wallet balance. The minimum top-up is $20. Build operations receive a 25% discount from the published Fast, Smart, and Genius rates.

Separating the pockets gives finance and operations a clear answer: what Bondi funded this month, what the customer purchased, and what remains available.

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