> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boltz.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Usage

> Monitor compute usage across projects and sandboxes

The Usage page provides detailed visibility into your organization's compute consumption, broken down by project and user. Any plan includes a monthly allocation of compute credits on top of which usage is billed on-demand.

## Usage Overview

The top section displays your total inference usage for the current billing period.

| Metric                 | Description                                        |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Total compute**      | Total dollar usage used this period                |
| **Included remaining** | Credits remaining from your subscription allowance |
| **Billing period**     | Current billing cycle dates                        |

### Usage Bar

The visual bar shows the proportion of **Included** vs **On-demand** usage:

* **Blue (Included)**: Usage covered by your subscription credits
* **Orange (On-demand)**: Usage beyond included credits

<Note>
  On-demand charges only apply if you have [On-Demand Billing](/settings/billing) enabled and have exceeded your included credits.
</Note>

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## Usage by Project

Track compute consumption for each Design Project in your organization.

| Column        | Description                                 |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| **Project**   | Name of the Design Project                  |
| **Type**      | Project type: Small Molecule, Protein, etc. |
| **Included**  | Compute costs covered by included credits   |
| **On-demand** | Compute costs on-demand                     |
| **Total**     | Combined compute cost for the project       |

### Understanding Project Costs

Costs reflect the compute resources consumed by:

* Structure predictions
* Affinity calculations
* Virtual screening campaigns
* Generative molecule design

<Tip>
  Thanks to major performance optimizations from our team, individual predictions cost only a couple of cents — significantly cheaper than alternative providers and lower than the effective cost of running and scaling the open-source models yourself.
</Tip>

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## Usage by Sandbox

Track personal Sandbox usage for individual team members.

| Column        | Description                                  |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Sandbox**   | User name (owner of the Sandbox)             |
| **Type**      | Always "Sandbox"                             |
| **Included**  | Compute costs covered by included credits    |
| **On-demand** | Compute costs on-demand                      |
| **Total**     | Combined compute cost for the user's Sandbox |

<Note>
  Sandbox usage is attributed to individual users, while Design Project usage is shared across the organization.
</Note>

<Info>
  Inference cost of individual sandbox predictions and protein design agents vary based on the size of the biomolecules being processed.

  Refer to the [Pricing Page](https://boltz.bio/pricing) for detailed cost information.
</Info>