wpForo AI Features operate on a credit-based system. Credits are consumed when AI processes content for search, moderation, translation, and other features. This page explains how credits work and the available subscription plans.
Understanding AI Credits
Credits are the currency of AI operations.
Free Indexing Credits
When you first connect to wpForo AI, you can request free credits for initial content indexing. This ensures your forum content is available for AI features to work properly.
How to Request Free Credits:
- Go to Dashboard > wpForo > AI Features
- Click on the Connection tab
- Click “Request Free Indexing Credits”
- Credits are typically granted within 24 hours
Free indexing credits are calculated based on your forum size (number of topics and posts).
wpForo AI Features
Credit Usage Guide & Pricing Reference
Subscription Plans
Free Trial
$0
500 credits
Starter
$15/mo
1,000 credits/mo
Professional
$25/mo
3,000 credits/mo
Business
$49/mo
9,000 credits/mo
Credits accumulate and never reset. Each renewal adds new credits to your existing balance. Unused credits carry forward indefinitely. Credits have no monetary value and cannot be refunded, transferred, or exchanged for cash.
Quality Tiers
Most AI features offer four quality levels. Higher quality uses a more capable AI model, produces better results, but costs more credits and takes slightly longer.
Fast
1 credit
Balanced
2 credits
Advanced
3 credits
Premium
4 credits
Credit Costs by Feature
Core Operations
| Feature | Operation | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic Search | 1 search query | 1–4 credits | Based on quality tier |
| Search Enhancement | AI summary + recommendations | 1–4 credits | Based on quality tier |
| Content Indexing | Index 1 new topic | 1 credit | Only new topics; updates are FREE |
| Image Indexing | Process images in 1 post | +1 credit | Flat rate per post (not per image) |
Translation & Summarization
| Feature | Fast | Balanced | Advanced | Premium | Min Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Starter |
| Topic Summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Starter |
AI Generation & Suggestions
| Feature | Fast | Balanced | Advanced | Premium | Min Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Suggestions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Professional |
| Topic Generator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Professional |
| Reply Generator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Professional |
| Auto-Tag Generator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Professional |
Task generation: Credit cost applies per generated item. For example, generating 10 topics at “balanced” quality = 10 × 2 = 20 credits.
AI Chatbot
| Feature | Balanced | Advanced | Premium | Min Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot Message | 1 | 2 | 3 | Business |
Content Moderation
| Feature | Fast | Balanced | Advanced | Premium | Min Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spam Detection | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Starter |
Analytics & Insights
| Analysis Type | Cost | Min Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Trending Topics Detection | 1 credit | Professional |
| Community Sentiment Analysis | 2 credits | Professional |
| Growth Recommendations | 3 credits | Professional |
| Sentiment Trend Analysis | 4 credits | Professional |
| Deep Dive Analysis | 5 credits | Professional |
Feature Availability by Plan
| Feature | Free Trial | Starter | Professional | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic Search | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content Indexing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Translation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Topic Summary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content Moderation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Topic Suggestions | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics & Insights | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Tasks (Generate Topics/Replies/Tags) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image Indexing | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Chatbot | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API Access | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
Important Rules
No charge on failure Failed operations do not consume credits. Credits are only deducted on successful completion.
Credits accumulate Credits never reset. Each subscription renewal adds to your existing balance. Unused credits carry over. Credits have no monetary value and cannot be refunded, transferred, or exchanged for cash.
Active subscription required Paid plan users must have an active subscription to use credits. If the subscription expires, credits are preserved but cannot be used until reactivated.
Zero credits = operations blocked When credits reach 0, all AI operations return an “Insufficient credits” error. Purchase a plan or credit pack to continue.
Quick Reference
| Feature | Credit Cost |
|---|---|
| Semantic Search | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| Search Enhancement | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| Index New Topic | 1 (updates free) |
| Image Indexing | +1 per post |
| Translation | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| Topic Summary | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| Topic Suggestions | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| AI Chatbot | 1–3 (quality-based) |
| Spam Detection | 1–4 (quality-based) |
| Topic/Reply/Tag Generator | 1–4 per item (quality-based) |
| Trending Topics | 1 |
| Sentiment Analysis | 2 |
| Growth Recommendations | 3 |
| Sentiment Trends | 4 |
| Deep Dive Analysis | 5 |