Why a Yearly or Quarterly Plan Gives You Its Credits Month by Month

Quick answer: A yearly or quarterly membership is billed once but its credits are granted per month: on payment day you get the first month’s allowance (if no other membership is running at the time) plus the sign-up bonus for the whole term, and each following month the next allowance lands on the same day. Your membership benefits (more tasks at once, the badge switch, member-only features) run for the whole term without gaps, and the expiry date shown is the end of the full term. The reason is simple: a year’s worth of credits handed over on day one is either spent in a week or sits unused, and neither matches how people actually produce. Monthly grants keep the balance steady. Credits already granted do not expire with the term.

Still from “The Glass Floor”, an AI short drama generated end-to-end by SceneMixer (5 characters, 1 episode) — Sample: “The Glass Floor” — Realistic HD, 1 episode, produced end-to-end by SceneMixer from the script · watch the episodes

Open the membership page after paying for a year: the current period shows this month’s grant and the date of the next one; the expiry shown is a year out.

What you get on payment day and what comes later

On the day you pay: this month’s allowance (700 for Pro, 2,000 for Studio, 5,000 for Enterprise) and, on a first subscription, the one-time bonus counted on the whole term. Every month after that, on the same calendar day, the next allowance. The membership page shows which month you are in and when the next grant is due. What each tier includes: Membership Tiers Explained.

The SceneMixer episode editor: asset library on the left, the storyboard in the middle, the video preview on the right, and every segment along the bottom timeline — A yearly plan is one payment and twelve monthly grants; the first grant and the sign-up bonus land the day you pay.

Benefits and expiry

The concurrent-task limit, the badge switch and every other benefit apply continuously from payment to the end of the term; nothing switches off between monthly grants. The expiry date is the end of the whole term, not of the current month. The plan is not renewed automatically unless you subscribed by card or PayPal; check the membership page for the renewal state.

If you upgrade mid-term

Upgrading to a higher tier starts the higher tier now and grants the difference for the remainder of the current month, in proportion to what is left of it; the remaining months of the term switch to the higher tier’s allowance. Details and confirmation: Upgrading Mid-Cycle.

If you are refunded

A full refund cancels the months that have not started and reclaims everything the order has granted, including the sign-up bonus. A partial refund reclaims nothing automatically and puts the membership on hold until support reviews it. Credits bought separately are untouched. The rules: Refund Rules.

Unused credits

Credits granted by a plan sit in the same balance as purchased credits and do not expire when the plan ends. Spending order and other balance questions: Do Credits Expire?.

Moment	What happens
Payment day	First month's allowance + sign-up bonus for the whole term; benefits start
Same day each month	Next month's allowance
Upgrade	Higher tier now; difference for the rest of this month; later months at the new allowance
Full refund	Unstarted months cancelled; granted credits and bonus reclaimed
Partial refund	Membership on hold until support reviews it
End of term	Benefits end; granted credits stay

FAQ

I paid for a year and only got one month of credits.

That is the design: one grant per month, the rest arrive on the same day each month.

Is the sign-up bonus also monthly?

No. It is counted on the whole term and granted once, on payment day.

Do the monthly credits expire at the end of the month?

No. Anything granted stays in your balance.

Do benefits pause between grants?

No. They run continuously for the whole term.

Does a quarterly plan work the same way?

Yes, three monthly grants instead of twelve.

One payment, a steady balance

Monthly grants keep credits where they are useful: on the month you are producing in.

See plans

Updated September 27, 2026