Disclaimer

Credits within Provably serve as a tool to prevent excessive usage and maintain quality interactions within collections. While they currently hold no monetary value, credits pave the way for a potential revenue model in the future. Provably is exploring options for both cryptocurrency and traditional payment methods (e.g., via Stripe). For now, credits are designed to enable fair and controlled interaction with collections, encouraging thoughtful engagement.

Credit System Details

Registered User Credit Allotment

• New User Bonus: Upon signing up, each user receives 10 free credits.

Credit Pricing Structure

Provably’s credit system incentivizes unique query contributions through a model known as query ownership, where the first user to run a specific query on another’s collection becomes the “query owner.” Owning a query allows you to “rent out” that query result to others. Here’s how it works:

First Execution of a Unique Query (0.20 credits):

• Cost: 0.20 credits.
• Credit Distribution: 0.18 credits to the collection owner. 0.02 credits to Provably.

Subsequent Executions of an Existing Query (0.06 credits):

• Cost: 0.06 credits.
• Credit Distribution: 0.02 credits to the query owner. 0.02 credits to the collection owner. 0.02 credits to Provably.

Free Access for Query Owners:

• If you are the original query owner (i.e., the first person to execute a specific query), any subsequent runs of that exact query by you will be free.

Obtaining Credits

You can acquire additional credits through the following methods:

Daily Free Credit:

• Availability: If you run out of credits, you can receive 1 additional credit every 24 hours at no cost.

Request More Credits:

• Access: Click on the credits section in the header to open a modal with credit options: Claim the daily free credit (if available). Add 10 credits. Custom Credit Amount: Request a custom amount of credits as needed.

This approach ensures you have ongoing access to credits, whether through free daily increments or larger allotments.

Using Credits

Credits are required to perform SQL queries on collections created by other users. Queries run on your own collections are always free. When querying collections created by others, the following pricing applies:

First Query of a Unique SQL Statement:

• Cost: 0.20 credits (0.18 credits to the collection owner, 0.02 credits to Provably).

Subsequent Queries of an Existing SQL Statement:

• Cost: 0.06 credits (split between the query owner, collection owner, and Provably).

Additionally, if you were the first to run a particular SQL query, all future executions of that same query by you will remain free, solidifying your ownership of that query result.