# Billing > See what a generation costs, when you are charged, and where to review your spending. Source: https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/billing Last verified: 2026-10-24 (checked against FlashBoards app build 8299930841d7) FlashBoards uses a real-dollar balance, not credits. Each model and workflow has its own price, and you pay for what you run. ## What you are charged for You pay for generations that succeed. * Successful runs are charged, even if you dislike or delete the result later. * Confirmed failed and cancelled image, video and audio generations aren't charged. **Describe** and **Transcript** follow the confirmed processing result: completed requests can be charged even if no usable text is returned. * If a run finished but didn't make it onto your board, it's still charged and the result is kept. The placeholder on the board reads **Not saved yet**: click **Retry**, or get the file from **Generation History**. See [History and errors](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/history-and-errors.md#not-saved-yet). * A run marked as timed out may still finish and be charged. Check **Generation History** before running it again. * Two successful runs are two charges, even if they look alike. ## How a charge works ### Step 1: Hold When a run starts, its estimated cost is put on hold. Your balance doesn't drop yet, but the hold counts against what you can start next. That's why you may see **Insufficient balance** while other runs are in progress. While anything is on hold, **Settings → Account** shows **Held for runs in progress** and **Balance after holds**, the amount you can still start runs with. ### Step 2: Processing The hold stays in place until the result comes back. ### Step 3: Charge or release On success you're charged and the hold is lifted. Workflow charges follow actual usage. The estimate is not a spending cap, so the final charge may be higher or lower. Confirmed failed or cancelled generations release the hold without a charge. **Describe** and **Transcript** may keep funds on hold while processing or billing is unresolved; a failure message alone does not confirm that the hold was released. ## Check the price first Model cards show the model's estimate. The **Generate** button shows the estimate for your current inputs and settings, including selected images that will fill an empty slot. Attached reference videos can change it for some video models. A price that starts with **\~** is an estimate from your prompt, references and settings. Prices change over time; see the [pricing page](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/pricing). With **Auto-Upscale** on, the price on **Generate** includes the base run and active upscale steps. Hover the price to see the breakdown. Upscaling still runs and is charged separately after the original finishes. When you hold `Shift` to generate for several selected items, each item is its own paid run, and **Review batch price** shows each item's price and the total before anything starts. Workflow prices are estimates, not spending caps. During a promotion, the price on the button and in the review window already includes the discount, and that's the price you approve. ## Confirmation and auto-approve Click **Generate** or press `⌘ + Enter` in the prompt box to start a paid run. A price beginning with **\~** is an estimate. * **Model runs:** FlashBoards checks the whole-job price before starting. If it is higher than the button showed, **Review generation price** asks you to approve it. Changed inputs or prices require a new review. * **Ordinary workflow runs:** start without this price review, and the final charge follows actual usage. * **Shift batches:** model and supported workflow batches open **Review batch price** first, with one paid run per item. Workflow charges follow actual usage and may exceed the estimate. Repeat clicks within about a second are ignored. When the [Assistant](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/assistant.md) proposes a paid generation, it waits for your approval. Turn on **Auto-approve paid runs** to let it start generations without that card, subject to the [session limit you choose](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/assistant.md#auto-approve-paid-runs). Leave it off to approve each proposed generation. Assistant replies are billed separately and do not wait for generation approval. ## How many runs you can have going at once * No active plan: 2 * Starter: 10 * Creator: 20 * Pro: 50 * Enterprise: highest Some board runs wait in a local queue, showing **Queued** or **Waiting for slot...**. Different types of runs use separate queues. Work in the same tab, another tab or a connected tool can still fill your account's slots; if you see **Concurrent generation limit reached**, wait for a run to finish before starting again. ## Runs you can't stop Only workflow runs can be cancelled. For other runs: * The **X** on a **Still processing** placeholder only removes the placeholder. The run keeps going and is charged if it finishes. * Deleting a board, or stopping the Assistant, doesn't stop runs already started. * Results that finish after their placeholder or board is gone appear under **Background generations** above the prompt box, where you can add them to the current board. ## Where to review spending * **Settings → Generation History** lists billed, failed and in-progress runs with model, date and amount, including runs no longer on a board. * **Settings → Account** shows your balance and plan. ![Settings, Account tab, with the plan, renewal date, Manage, Change plan and Cancel, the balance and one-time top-up buttons](https://media.yaroflasher.com/docs/media/plans-account-subscription.w1400.3d573953.webp) > **Note: Board totals are not your full spend.** A board's cost summary only counts what's on that board now. Use **Generation History** for what you actually paid. ## Refunds Deleting a result doesn't reverse a charge, and poor quality alone isn't a reason for a refund. Refunds are reviewed for technical problems that stopped you using a result, duplicate charges and billing errors. Email [support@yaroflasher.com](mailto:support@yaroflasher.com) within 14 days of the transaction with your account email and transaction details. ## Related - [Plans and balance](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/account/plans-and-balance.md) - [History and errors](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/history-and-errors.md) - [Models and workflows](https://flashboards.yaroflasher.com/docs/generation/models-and-workflows.md)