Rivya Plans and Credit Packs Guide

Use this plans and credit packs guide when the real question is what to buy for your usage pattern.

This page is about choosing the right pricing shape, not memorizing billing mechanics. If you want wallet rules, expiry rules, and checkout behavior, read Credits & Billing next.

Start With Usage Pattern, Not Plan Names

The fastest way to choose well is to ask how often the work comes back.

Stay on Free first when:

• you are still learning the product
• you want to test one or two real tasks with signup credits
• you do not yet know whether your work is mostly chat, image, video, or audio

Free is a trial tier, not a long-term production tier.

Buy a credit pack first when:

• your usage is occasional or project-based
• you are not ready for a monthly commitment
• you want overflow room without changing your base plan
• one upcoming burst of image or video work is heavier than normal

Packs are the cleaner fit when the work is spiky instead of steady.

Start a subscription when:

• you use Rivya every week or every month
• you regularly move between more than one studio
• you do not want every busy week to turn into a separate pack-buying decision
• you already know the product is part of your normal workflow

A plan is not just "more credits." It is the easier option when you want predictable monthly capacity.

The Current Shapes in Public Pricing

The current public choices are:

• Free
• Basic: 300 monthly credits
• Advanced: 800 monthly credits
• Pro: 1800 monthly credits
• Premium: 3600 monthly credits
• one-time packs: 500, 1500, 3500, or 7000 credits

Current public price anchors are:

Use Pricing and Stripe Checkout as the final source for active discounts, taxes, payment methods, and exact checkout amount.

The important product difference is this:

• plan credits refresh on a monthly cadence
• pack credits are one-time additions with a much longer expiry window

That is why "which one is cheaper?" is usually the wrong first question. The better question is whether your work is recurring or bursty.

When a Pack Is the Better Buy

A one-time pack is usually the better answer when your situation sounds like one of these:

• "I am still mostly experimenting, but I need more room than the signup gift."
• "I only need Rivya for launches, campaigns, or occasional client bursts."
• "My base plan is usually enough, but video week is expensive."
• "I want to stay flexible instead of carrying a monthly subscription right now."

In practice, packs are best for uneven demand.

When a Plan Is the Better Buy

A subscription is usually the better answer when your work sounds more like this:

• "I am in Rivya every week."
• "I use chat for planning, image for stills, and sometimes video or audio after that."
• "I do not want to keep deciding whether to top up."
• "I need the product to feel like a normal operating budget, not an occasional extra purchase."

In practice, plans are best for recurring habits.

How I Would Choose Between the Plan Tiers

Basic

Basic is the most reasonable first paid tier when you are using Rivya regularly but still lightly.

It fits best when:

• you are testing the product every week
• most work is chat plus lighter image usage
• you want to stop thinking in tiny extra purchases, but you are not yet a heavy user

Advanced

Advanced is the better fit when Rivya is becoming part of normal creator, marketer, or operator work.

It fits best when:

• you use image more seriously
• you are mixing chat with stills and occasional audio or video
• one small monthly plan would feel too tight, but Pro still feels early

Pro

Pro is where Rivya starts to make sense as a daily tool instead of a side utility.

It fits best when:

• you use the product most days
• you compare models often
• you run enough image or video work that lower tiers create friction
• you want more headroom without jumping straight to the biggest plan

Premium

Premium is the right move when the work is consistently heavy, especially if expensive video or high-volume generation is normal.

It fits best when:

• you are operating at a larger monthly production rhythm
• you expect repeated heavy runs, not just one-off spikes
• lower tiers would force extra pack purchases too often to stay comfortable

The Most Common Good Combination

For a lot of real users, the best setup is not "plan or pack." It is:

• keep a plan for normal monthly work
• add a pack only when a heavy week shows up

That avoids overbuying a bigger recurring tier just to survive one unusual month.

A Simple Buying Rule

If you want a fast rule of thumb:

1. stay on Free until you understand your first real pattern
2. buy a pack if the work is occasional or bursty
3. buy a plan if the work is recurring
4. add a pack on top only when the recurring tier is usually right but a specific month is heavier

That rule is usually more useful than comparing price tables in the abstract.

Where to Actually Act on This

• use Pricing when you want the public comparison
• use /settings/billing when you want to manage or change a subscription
• use /settings/credits when you want to buy a one-time pack or inspect wallet state

Read Next

• Credits & Billing in Rivya
• Payment Checkout in Rivya
• Getting Started with Rivya
• How to Think About Rivya Credits, Packs, and Plans

Plan Or Pack Decision Checklist

Use this checklist to make the purchase shape concrete:

• Stay on Free while you are still validating the first real workflow.
• Buy a pack when usage is occasional, project-based, or temporarily heavier than normal.
• Start a plan when Rivya becomes weekly or monthly operating capacity.
• Add a pack on top of a plan only when the normal tier is right but one month spikes.
• Send final purchase decisions back to /pricing or the signed-in billing and credits pages.

Recheck Cost Or Access When

Recheck if you are comparing monthly and yearly terms, expecting signup credits to refresh, trying to stack packs and plans, or asking whether a heavy video month should change the base subscription.