Pricing
Choose the free local path when you want to run your own infrastructure and provider accounts. Buy DreamLayer Agent API credits only when you want managed execution.Local paths
DreamLayer charges $0 for the open-source runtime, DreamLayer WebUI, SDKs, MCP server, local ComfyUI transport, custom orchestrators, and optional AI Policy Builder. You pay for your own hardware and any provider account you connect.Managed execution
- One credit costs $0.17.
- Text-to-image uses one credit.
- Image-to-image uses one credit.
- The minimum purchase is 59 credits, or 10 minimum.
- Credits do not expire.
- When auto-reload becomes available after beta, its minimum amount and threshold are each 59 credits, or $10.03.
- Every beta tester receives 10 separate promotional credits, worth $1.70.
Purchase and restoration
Purchased API credits are non-refundable. A live job reserves one credit and settles it only after delivery. A failed or cancelled job that does not deliver the contracted result restores the reserved credit automatically.Check your balance
Openplatform.dreamlayer.io/console/billing to see promotional and purchased credits separately. Open the usage page to see reservation, settlement, and restoration state without prompts, images, or private routing metadata.
During beta, use one-time checkout or an approved promotional grant. Auto-reload controls are not active in the beta console.