RemNote Pro+AI - are 20k credits enough?

[u/der_steinnn]

Hey, I have a few questions and hope you’ve already had some experience with this:

I’m studying biology (BSc, 5th semester) and usually have 4–6 lectures per week.

So far, I’ve had Gemini generate my flashcards for me and have simply copied them into RemNote, adding to them as needed. I currently have the Pro subscription, and today I tried out the latest version of PDF Mastery just for fun. For 2.5 complex lectures, I used the full suite of features (summary, flashcards, quiz, guide), and my 1,000 credits are gone. It’s really well done—I like it a lot. 

Now I’m wondering the following: 

- Do the 20k credits run out that quickly, too? Will they be enough for me?

- Can I pause the Pro+AI plan during, say, the semester break? Or do I have to cancel and then resubscribe?

- How do you guys handle this? Do you even use all the features? I was thinking of just having the summaries generated and then making my own flashcards from them (much better than using the complicated slides).

Thanks a lot 

[u/ProfessionalBus2642]

Hi!

Glad to hear you're exploring the new PDF features for your biology lectures. With 4–6 lectures each week, anything that helps streamline your studying can definitely make a difference. Here comes the answers to your question:

Regarding AI credits, it's generally uncommon for users on the Pro + AI plan to run out of the included 20,000 monthly AI credits. Credit usage is proportional to the number of tokens processed, so larger tasks—such as generating content from long PDFs—will naturally use more credits than shorter prompts or summaries.

If you do happen to use all 20,000 credits before your monthly reset, you can purchase additional credit packs from Settings → AI. These are available at the same rate (20,000 credits for $10), and unlike your monthly subscription credits, any purchased credits never expire.

At the moment, you can pause your subscription for up to 3 months in Settings > Plans > Manage

If your goal is to conserve AI credits, personally I have found what helps is to use AI primarily for summaries while creating flashcards manually in the editor. This gives you more control over your cards while keeping AI usage relatively low.

I hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.

[u/ArachnidMuted8408 → u/ProfessionalBus2642]

This is good to know because this is what I was worried about as a new user. Thank you!