Your existing credits remain available when you downgrade, but your features are determined by your current plan.
The Simple Version
There are two separate parts of your AIWA account:Upgrading Your Plan
Upgrade when you need more capacity or features than your current plan provides. For example, you might move from Launchpad to Solo because you need:
Custom domains
Code export
GitHub sync
Additional credits
Mobile export capabilities
Removal of AIWA branding
Building for clients
Working with a team
Managing more projects
Using client review and commenting
Needing Agency-level collaboration features
A Typical Upgrade Path
Your AIWA account can grow with what you’re building.What Happens to My Existing Credits When I Upgrade?
Your existing available credits remain part of your account. Upgrading doesn’t mean you need to use or abandon the credits you’ve already accumulated. Your new plan then determines your applicable recurring credit allocation going forward.<Info>
Your available balance and your subscription plan are related, but they’re not the same thing. Changing plans doesn’t mean starting your credit balance from zero.
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Downgrading Your Plan
You can also move to a lower AIWA plan when you no longer need the features or capacity of your current plan. The most important thing to understand is: Downgrading doesn’t delete your existing credits. If you have accumulated credits remaining when you downgrade, you can continue using them for AIWA actions available on your new plan. For example:Credits Don’t Preserve Higher-Plan Features
This distinction is especially important. Suppose you’re on Agency and have accumulated 700 credits. You then downgrade to Solo. You don’t lose those 700 credits. However, having those credits does not mean you can continue using Agency-only functionality.Example: Agency to Solo
Imagine you’re using Agency with: 600 available credits You decide you no longer need Agency and downgrade to Solo. After the downgrade:You keep:
Your existing 600 credits. You can continue using those credits to perform AIWA actions available under Solo.You lose access to:
Features exclusive to Agency. For example, Agency-specific client collaboration, team capabilities, visibility controls, or other Agency-only functionality are no longer available while you’re on Solo. Your account now operates according to the Solo feature set.Example: Solo to Launchpad
The same principle applies when moving from Solo to Launchpad. Suppose you have:What About My Top-Up Credits?
Purchased top-up credits also remain available. As explained in the previous section: Top-up credits do not expire. Changing your subscription doesn’t cause your unused purchased credits to disappear. For example:Existing Credits Are Used Before You Need Another Top-Up
If you downgrade with credits still available, you don’t need to immediately purchase additional credits. Continue using your existing balance first. For example:What Happens to My Projects?
Changing your plan doesn’t mean starting over. Your existing projects remain associated with your AIWA account. However, the features you can use with those projects depend on your current plan. For example, if a project uses functionality or account features that require a higher subscription tier, your ability to manage or use those higher-tier capabilities may change after downgrading.<Warning>
Before downgrading, review the features included with your new plan. If you actively rely on a higher-tier feature, you may lose access to that capability after the downgrade takes effect.
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Plan Features vs Project Features
A useful way to think about this is:What Happens to Future Monthly Credits?
After changing plans, your future recurring credit allocation follows the plan you’re currently subscribed to. For example:Should I Downgrade or Just Keep My Current Plan?
Consider what you’re actually using.Downgrading may make sense if…
You’re building less frequently, no longer need client or team features, or your current plan provides significantly more capacity than you regularly use.Staying on your current plan may make sense if…
You actively depend on its higher-tier features or regularly need its larger recurring credit allocation. Don’t make the decision based only on your current credit balance. Remember: Credits = building capacity Plan = features + recurring capacityBefore Downgrading
Before moving to a lower plan, check:
Which features your current plan provides
Which of those features you actively use
Which features are available on the new plan
Your existing credit balance
Your future credit needs
Upgrading Again Later
A downgrade doesn’t mean you can never return to a higher plan. If your requirements grow again, you can upgrade to regain access to the applicable higher-tier capabilities. For example:Quick Reference
The Rule to Remember
If there’s only one thing you remember from this page, make it:Credits belong to your balance. Features belong to your plan.Downgrading doesn’t erase the building capacity you’ve already accumulated. It simply changes which AIWA features your account can access going forward.