Framer’s 2026 pricing shake-up did two things: it simplified the plan lineup and lowered prices, and it introduced AI credits — a shared allowance that powers Agents, Wireframer, and Workshop generation. If you’ve been confused about what actually consumes credits and how many you need, this guide covers the whole model in plain terms.
The short version: light AI users will never think about credits, while teams leaning on Agents for full builds should budget for them the way they budget for seats.
What Are AI Credits?
AI credits are a per-workspace allowance included with every paid Framer plan. Instead of separate add-ons for each AI feature, one pool covers all AI usage across your projects. Credits refresh on your billing cycle, and heavier plans include larger allowances.
What Consumes Credits (and What Doesn’t)
Agents: Full AI agents that design, edit, and restructure pages are the heaviest consumers — a complex multi-section task uses more credits than a small copy tweak.
Wireframer: Generating page layouts from a prompt draws a moderate amount per generation.
Workshop: AI component generation uses credits per component build or revision.
Free forever: Everything non-AI — the editor, CMS, publishing, hosting, analytics — never touches your credit balance.
How Many Credits Do You Need?
A rough sizing guide based on how we see teams actually use Framer:
Occasional AI user: Trying Wireframer for first drafts and the odd Workshop component — the standard plan allowance is plenty.
AI-assisted builder: Using Agents weekly for section builds and revisions — mid-tier plans fit, and you’ll want to watch usage the first month.
Agent-driven team: Shipping whole sites with Agents doing the heavy lifting — budget for a higher tier or credit top-ups, and treat credits as a line item like seats.
Five Ways to Stretch Your Credits
Prompt with context: Detailed prompts get usable results in one pass instead of three revisions.
Use Wireframer for structure, not polish: Generate the skeleton with AI, then refine manually — manual edits are free.
Build components once: A Workshop component is reusable forever; generate it once and propagate instances instead of regenerating variants.
Batch your revisions: One Agent request with three changes costs less than three separate requests.
Review before regenerating: Small manual fixes to AI output beat full regenerations.
Do Credits Change Which Plan You Should Pick?
For most sites, no — pick your plan on traffic, CMS, and site count first, exactly as we lay out in our Framer pricing guide, then confirm the AI allowance fits your workflow. Only agent-heavy teams should let credits drive the tier decision.
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Not sure which plan and credit tier fits your project? Schedule an introduction call with PixlForm and let’s talk it through.