Turning it on
You need a card saved first — Payment method on the Billing page.Saving a card charges nothing. It exists to top up the balance; hosting and AI
credit are always paid from the balance, never billed to the card directly.
What it charges
Enough to cover the next month of hosting — not a fixed bundle. The point is to keep agents running rather than to reach a round number.When it is on but not running
There is a state worth knowing about, and the panel names it rather than hiding it:“The switch is on, but the job that tops up your balance has not run recently. Your balance will not be topped up automatically until it does.”That is the platform telling you its own scheduled job is not healthy. Top up manually if the balance is getting low. It is not something you need to report — it is already visible on our side.