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

# Usage limits

> Avoid unexpected consumption and spread your organization's budget across users and workflows

Usage limits set **daily USD spending caps** for each person in your organization and, optionally, for specific workflows. When someone reaches a cap, their executions are blocked until the next daily reset.

You can find this section under **Billing** > **Usage limits**.

![Usage limits screen with the per-user limit turned on, the per-workflow limits table and the notice about what happens when a limit is reached](https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/tWyww_6MNTx_7y1Z/assets/images/configuracion/limites-de-uso_en.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=tWyww_6MNTx_7y1Z\&q=85\&s=0b73aaf0affa1b991428185cb71fd729)

## Limit types

| Limit | What it caps | Required |
| - | - | - |
| **Per user** | Everything each person spends in a day, across any workflow. | No. Turned on with a switch. |
| **Per workflow** | What each person spends per day on a specific workflow. | No. |

* Both are expressed in **USD per day** and evaluated **per person**: one user's consumption does not affect another's.
* Both limits work together. With \$0.50 per user and \$0.25 on the "Balance inquiry" workflow, a person can use that workflow up to \$0.25 and all other workflows until reaching \$0.50 in total.
* There is at most **one per-user limit**, which applies to the whole organization, and **one per workflow**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> A per-workflow limit higher than the per-user limit is valid, but in practice the person will be blocked once they reach the per-user limit.

## Daily reset

Caps reset every day at **00:00 UTC**. The screen shows that time converted to your time zone for reference; the actual reset always happens in UTC.

## Set the per-user limit

**1. Turn on the switch**

In the **Per-user limit** card, turn on the switch. With the switch off there is no limit.

**2. Enter the amount**

Type the **Maximum amount per day** in USD. It accepts up to 2 decimals and must be greater than 0.

To remove the limit, turn the switch off: the limit is deleted.

## Set per-workflow limits

**1. Choose the channel**

Workflows belong to a channel with a Brain project. Select the channel first; only channels with Brain are listed.

**2. Add a limit**

Click add, choose the workflow and type the daily amount. Workflows that already have a limit appear disabled with the **Already has a limit** label.

**3. Review the table**

The table shows each workflow with its **Daily amount**. From the last column you can **Edit** or **Delete** the limit.

* When editing a limit you cannot change the workflow, only the amount.
* When you delete a limit, the workflow has no cap of its own. The per-user limit still applies if it is on.
* The table shows only the limits for workflows in the selected channel.

## What happens when a limit is reached

That person's executions are blocked until the next reset at 00:00 UTC. The block stops the execution; there are no advance warnings or warning-only mode. The person receives a **limit reached** email with the reset time in their time zone.


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