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How can developers get AI credits to test the Models API?

  • Sep 13, 2026 7:37 PM UTC
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  • Tom
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Hi everyone,

I’m adding AI capabilities to a Monday app and have hit a blocker with testing credits.

Our app has the ai:consume scope, but run_prompt returns:

{
  "message": "AI credits limit reached",
  "extensions": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS"
  }
}

I reproduced the same error directly in the API playground using version 2026-10, so it appears independent of our app.

I can’t find an AI credit balance or an option to obtain testing credits in our developer account. The only purchase option I see is a paid subscription with a minimum of three seats.

Is there a way to get free AI credits for development and testing? Or is a paid workspace subscription required just to test the integration?

If there’s a setting or a developer credit request process I’ve missed, please point me in the right direction. Thanks!

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dvdsmpsn
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  • dvdsmpsn
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  • Sep 14, 2026 5:08 PM UTC

You’ll need some AI credits.

When AI features launched, and if you were on the alpha/beta for the AI features, there were freee credits (up to around September 2025). Since then, everything has become paid.

The developer community is still waiting for someone from monday to answer the question of how to build AI features without a large cost involved.

At some point, the marketplace team may be able to answer this.

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It was announced at the partners conference in February 2025 that developers would be able to ask for enterprise features, exnnsions etc by filling out the Extension form linked in Resources menu at the top of this page.

Here’s the link to the form, it’s dead:
https://developer-community.monday.com/p/marketplace-partner-extensions

 

 

  • Tom
  • Author
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  • Sep 14, 2026 5:11 PM UTC

Hi, dvdsmpsn, thank you for the reply. 

Wow, did not see this coming. So they only accept AI-integrated apps, which unfortunately they don't mention anywhere in the development documents only on the submission form, lovely stuff. Am I correct to understand I can’t really buy credits, but need to buy min 3 seats and the credits are part of that?

Ariavel
  • Ariavel
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  • Oct 7, 2026 6:40 PM UTC

we are on the same path , this also happened to me and as much i searched, it looks like the standard plan is for 3 seats , even if we gonna need jjust 1 seat just for development...

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  • dvdsmpsn
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  • Oct 8, 2026 9:56 AM UTC

The form is back up again - request credits there:
https://developer-community.monday.com/p/marketplace-partner-extensions

Also, report back on how this works for you.

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