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# Pricing and Usage

Understanding Automateo's pricing structure and usage limits is important for managing your costs effectively.

1. **Monthly Plans**
   * Automateo offers various monthly plans
   * Each plan comes with a maximum usage allowance
   * Allowances are measured in workflow executions, number of Premium AI calls and number of Standard AI calls
2. **Exceeding Allowances**
   * Once you've used your monthly allowance, you have two options:
     1. Upgrade to a higher tier plan
     2. Continue using Automateo with your own API keys for supported services
3. **Using Your Own API Keys**
   * Add API keys for OpenAI, Together AI, or Fireworks AI
   * Charges for usage will go directly to your accounts with these services
   * Automateo does not charge additional fees when using your own keys
4. **Usage Monitoring**
   * Monitor your usage through the Automateo dashboard
   * Set up alerts on AI provider services for when you're approaching your usage limits
5. **Cost Optimization**
   * Use the execution history to identify high-cost workflows
   * Optimize prompts and model choices to reduce costs
   * Consider caching results for frequently run workflows with similar inputs

For detailed pricing information and current plans, please visit the Automateo pricing page on our website.