> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.valkyrieapp.azumo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quota & billing

> How Valkyrie's prepaid balance and per-use pricing work.

Valkyrie is **prepaid** and billed **per use**. Your account has a balance (your
**quota**), and your fine-tuning jobs and deployments draw against it. There are no
seats and no charges for idle infrastructure. You manage all of this on the
[Quota](/dashboard/quota) screen; your remaining balance is always shown in the top
bar of the dashboard.

## How the balance works

Your balance goes down as your models run and back up when credit is added. The
[Quota](/dashboard/quota) screen shows your current balance and the full history of
charges and top-ups, so you can always see where the money went.

## Adding funds

Today, you add funds by requesting more balance: open **Quota** in the dashboard and
use **Request Quota Increase**. Self-serve top-up (paying by card) is not available
yet, so if you're running low, send the request before your balance runs out.

## What you pay for

* **Fine-tuning jobs**, GPU time for the training run.
* **Deployments**, GPU time while a model is running and serving.

Because GPUs are provisioned on demand, you're charged for the compute you actually
use. Stopping an idle deployment (or putting it on a schedule) stops the associated
GPU cost.

<Warning>
  A **running deployment holds a GPU** even when it isn't receiving requests. If you
  don't need a model available around the clock, use **stop/resume** or a **schedule**
  to avoid paying for idle time. See [Deploy a model](/guides/deploy-model).
</Warning>

## Keeping an eye on spend

* The [**Quota**](/dashboard/quota) screen shows your balance, consumption, and full
  charge history.
* The [**Usage**](/dashboard/usage) screen shows per-request activity across your
  deployments.