# Automations

Automations bill per run on the monthly bill: 2,000 runs free each month, then $2 per 1,000.

Accounts on the [prepaid balance](/pricing/balance) pay for automation runs past 2,000 a month on their monthly bill, not from the balance. Accounts created before the balance keep running automations at no charge for now.

## Price

| Meter | Included | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Runs | 2,000 per month | $2 per 1,000 ($0.002 per run) |

One price at every volume, with no tiers.

## What counts as a run

A run is one subject an automation acted on.

| Automation | One run is | Free |
|---|---|---|
| Comment to DM | A DM sent to one commenter | Comments that match nothing, are gated, skipped or fail |
| Inbox flows | One conversation started through a flow | Flows that fail |
| Sequences | One contact enrolled | Enrollments that fail |
| Ad rules, event and post automations | A check that triggered | Checks that match nothing |

- Messages an automation sends also count toward [inbox messages](/pricing/inbox), billed as usual.
- Creating, editing, pausing and listing automations carries no charge.

## Example

| Runs in the month | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| 2,000 | Free |
| 5,000 | $6.00 |
| 10,000 | $16.00 |
| 50,000 | $96.00 |
| 100,000 | $196.00 |

## How it behaves

- **Per team.** Runs of every team member count toward one allowance, on the team owner's bill.
- **Monthly bill.** Each day's runs are added to the month's bill the day after, as one Automations line in Usage and Billing, and charged to your card on the 1st, or earlier when the bill reaches a threshold.
- **Never paused.** Automations keep running at a $0 balance, since the balance does not pay for them.
- **Monthly reset.** The 2,000 free runs start over on the 1st (UTC).
- **From the day you joined the balance.** Runs made before an account moved to the balance are not charged and do not use the free runs.

## Related

- [Billing and balance](/pricing/balance): what the monthly bill and the balance each pay for.
- [Inbox pricing](/pricing/inbox): the messages automations send.
- [How billing works](/pricing/billing)