FirstQuadrant operates on a flexible credits-based pricing system. Credits are used to power various AI-driven features and automation throughout the platform. The way credits are allocated and consumed depends on your billing plan.

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Why FirstQuadrant uses a credit-based pricing model

Credit-based pricing lets FirstQuadrant align cost with real usage and outcomes, not headcount.

  • No per-seat pricing: We want everyone on your team using the platform. The more inboxes connected, the better the AI performs.
  • Aligned incentives: You pay for outcomes, not access. FirstQuadrant only benefits when you use the product to drive real results.
  • Flexible structure: Monthly plans are predictable; annual plans allow unused credits to roll over.

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Monthly vs. annual plans

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Monthly plans

  • You receive a fixed number of credits each month.
  • Unused credits do not roll over—they expire at the end of each billing cycle.

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Annual plans

  • You receive a fixed number of credits each month, just like with monthly plans.
  • Unused credits roll over—they accumulate month-to-month for the duration of your subscription.

Info If you’re on the Scaleup plan, you get unlimited seats—so your entire team can use FirstQuadrant without additional per-user costs.

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AI credits breakdown

FirstQuadrant uses a single type of AI credit, but credits are spent in different ways depending on the specific AI-powered task being performed. Below is a breakdown of how credits are consumed:

Credits are consumed whenever you use AI-powered features like importing, enrichment, campaign generation, or triggering actions. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

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Import credits

  • 1 credit per contact imported
    Applies to imports via API, CSV upload, or Apollo integration.
  • 1 credit per 10 records qualified using Perplexity search
    AI is used to fetch external data like “Is this a remote-first company?”
  • 1 credit per 100 records qualified using internal data
    AI qualifies records based on FirstQuadrant’s internal datasets (e.g., detecting if a company is B2B based on its description).

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Enrichment credits

  • 1 credit per 10 records enriched using Perplexity search
    External data is fetched using Perplexity, such as funding round information.
  • 1 credit per 100 records enriched using internal data
    FirstQuadrant AI enhances data using proprietary datasets.

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Action credits

  • 3 credits per action processed
    These credits are used when FirstQuadrant processes input data (e.g., emails, calendars, updates, notes) and decides the next best sales action.

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Campaign credits

  • 1 credit per 10 email sequences generated
    FirstQuadrant uses AI to generate personalized outbound campaigns, including full multi-step email sequences.