AI Credits, Plans and Referrals in Resume Sketch, Explained

Credits are how Resume Sketch measures AI use. Each AI request, whether it is rewriting a bullet in Ask AI, writing a cover letter, tailoring to a job or running agent mode, costs credits based on how much the model reads and writes. Small requests are cheap: a quick edit uses a fraction of a credit. Large ones, like a full resume rewrite in agent mode with a long job description, use more.

That is fairer than a flat "10 AI actions a month" limit. You aren't penalised for lots of small, careful edits, which is exactly how a good resume gets written.

• What uses credits: AI features inside Resume Sketch, such as Ask AI, agent mode, cover letters, cold emails, reading a job posting and AI scoring.
• What doesn't: editing by hand, changing templates, downloading PDFs, share links, and working through ChatGPT or Claude (their AI does the writing).
• Requests on your own API key don't use credits either (more on that below).

You can always see your balance on Plans & credits (in your account menu): credits left out of your total, the percentage remaining, the date they refill and how many days that is away.

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Which plan is right for you?

• Free suits building one or two strong resumes, polishing them with Ask AI and running ATS checks. Every template and unlimited PDF downloads are included, so nothing is held back at the finish line.
• Pro is built for an active search: a tailored resume for each application, agent mode to apply multi-step edits for you, GPT-6 Luna and DeepSeek V4 Pro, and cold emails sent from your Gmail.
• Max is for heavy use: many tailored versions, lots of agent mode, Grok 4.7 (only on Max), and up to 20 resumes and 20 live share links. It fits if you are applying across several fields at once or keep a separate version for every role.

The usage tiles on Plans & credits show where you stand on Resumes, Live share links, Agent mode and AI models, which makes it easy to tell whether you are actually bumping into a limit. For full current pricing, see the pricing page.

Plans run month to month from the day they start, not from the first of the month. Start Pro on the 8th and your credits refill on the 8th of every month after that. Free accounts follow the same rule, counted from when the account's cycle began.

• Credits refill to your plan's full monthly amount on your cycle day.
• Unused credits don't roll over. Whatever is left at the end of a cycle expires.
• Short months are handled. A cycle that started on the 31st refills on the last day of shorter months (the 30th in November, the 28th in a normal February), then goes back to the 31st.

Bonus credits come from the referral program. They are added on top of your plan's credits and shown separately on Plans & credits, for example 320 of 500 bonus left · valid until a date.

• Each bonus is valid for one month from the day you get it, whatever day your plan refills. Then it expires.
• Whatever expires first is used first. If your bonus runs out before your plan refills, the bonus is spent first so you don't lose it.
• Bonuses stack. Each friend who upgrades adds a new bonus with its own one-month window.

If you already pay for an AI provider, you can connect it and Resume Sketch will send requests on your key instead. Those requests don't use credits; you pay your provider directly. Plan model limits don't apply to requests on your own key either.

1. 1

   Open AI settings

   Choose AI settings from your account menu, or go to Profile → AI settings.

2. 2

   Pick a provider

   Under Providers, find OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek or Groq. (Azure AI Foundry and Sarvam are built in and work without a key.)

3. 3

   Paste, test and save

   Paste your key, choose a model under Model to test and click Test to check it works. Then click Save key.

4. 4

   Choose your default model

   Under Default model, pick the model to use for AI actions. Models marked needs key require your own key for that provider.

Every account has a personal invite link, including Free. When a friend signs up through it and later starts Pro or Max, you both get bonus credits worth 50% of that plan's base monthly credits.

1. 1

   Open Invite friends

   Choose Invite friends from your account menu, or use the invite link on Plans & credits.

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2. 2

   Copy your link

   Under Your invite link, click Copy link, or use the WhatsApp, LinkedIn and Email buttons to share it directly.

3. 3

   Your friend signs up

   When they create an account from your link, it is linked to you automatically. There is no code to type.

4. 4

   They go Pro or Max

   When their first paid plan starts, the bonus is added for both of you, valid for one month.

5. 5

   Track your invites

   The page shows Friends joined, Went Pro or Max and Credits you earned, plus a list of your friends and their status.

• Once per friend, on their first paid plan. If they move from Pro to Max later, you both get the difference.
• New accounts only. The invite has to be used when the account is created; it can't be added afterwards.
• No self-referrals. You can't invite yourself or a second account of your own.
• No limit on friends. Every friend who upgrades earns you a new bonus.

The full rules are on the invite page.

• Saving credits for later. They don't roll over, so use them while you are actively applying.
• Using the biggest model for everything. Quick rewrites work well on fast models and use fewer credits. Save heavier models for complex tailoring.
• Forgetting the bonus expiry. Check the valid until date on Plans & credits and spend the bonus before it lapses.
• Expecting your API key on a new device. Keys live in one browser. Add it again on each device you use.
• Sending a sign-up link that isn't yours. A friend who signs up from the regular homepage can't be linked to you later. Share your invite link.