How Lead Credits Work
What Lead Credits are, what uses them, how to top up, and what happens when you run out.
How Lead Credits Work
Lead Credits are the currency Lead Finder runs on. When Lead Finder builds a list of prospects for you, each prospect it returns draws from your Lead Credit balance. This page explains exactly what spends a credit, how you get them, and how to top up.
What uses a Lead Credit
One Lead Credit equals one prospect returned in your Lead Finder Results. That's the whole rule.
There's no preview step and no charge for searching — a credit is only ever spent when a prospect is actually returned to you. So you're paying for real prospects added to your results, not for running a search. Every prospect returned is a genuine profile, too: from your Lead Finder Results you can open any of them on their platform (for example, Instagram) in a new tab using the popup link, so you can check the fit yourself.
How you get Lead Credits
There are two ways credits land in your account:
- A one-time allocation with your plan. When you start, your plan comes with a one-time block of Lead Credits to get you going. This is a one-time allocation, not a monthly refill — plans do not top your Lead Credits back up each billing cycle. For the current allocation included with each plan, see the pricing page.
- Lead Credit Packs. Any time you want more, you can buy a Lead Credit Pack (details below).
The key thing to understand: Lead Credits do not reset or renew monthly. Your balance is simply a pool you draw down as Lead Finder returns prospects, and you refill it by buying packs whenever you choose.
Lead Credits never expire
Whatever you don't use stays in your balance indefinitely. There's no monthly reset, no rollover deadline, and no "use it or lose it." Your one-time allocation and any Lead Credit Packs you buy are all treated the same way — they sit in your balance until you use them.
Buying more: Lead Credit Packs
When you want to add credits, buy a Lead Credit Pack from Billing & Credits in your dashboard. Packs come in a range of sizes, and larger packs carry a lower cost per credit. You'll need to be on a paid plan to purchase packs.
Pack credits behave exactly like the rest of your balance: they never expire and they stack on top of whatever you already have. For current pack sizes and pricing, see Billing & Credits or the pricing page.
Checking your balance
Your current Lead Credit balance is shown at the top of the Lead Finder page, so you can always see what you have before running a search. A Top Up button sits right there as well, so adding credits is one click away when you need it.
What happens when you run out
If your balance reaches zero, Lead Finder will let you know there are no Lead Credits remaining, and you'll need to top up before it can return more prospects. Use the Top Up button at the top of the Lead Finder page to buy a pack and keep going.
There are no surprise charges here — running low simply pauses new results until you choose to add more. You're always the one who decides when to buy.
Lead Credits on the trial
Your trial includes a one-time allocation of Lead Credits so you can test Lead Finder on a real campaign. When you move to a paid plan, any trial credits you haven't used carry over with you — they're not wiped when you upgrade.
What to read next
- What Is Lead Finder? — how Lead Finder builds your prospect list.
- Billing, Plans, and Lead Credits — how your trial and plan billing work.