[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Theo - t3.gg [@theo](/creator/twitter/theo) on x 233.1K followers Created: 2025-06-24 01:23:40 UTC The monthly message limits on T3 Chat are hurting us a lot. You get 1500 messages for $X. XXXX% of users don’t get close to using all of them. But people see the limit and assume they’ll hit it. It keeps them from subscribing. Power users who DO hit it are willing to pay more, but balancing this UX wise is nontrivial. Confusion around which credits roll over, how long they last for, what happens if we change our model, etc. Different models cost different amounts. Some models cost 100x more than others. And don’t get me started on how some messages cost more. There are people who treat T3 Chat like “half off Cursor”, pasting their whole codebase in. They cost us multiple dollars per message 🙃 We want to shake up our credits system. We also want to introduce a higher tier for power users who want more messages, longer contexts and more image generation. I’m considering doing a rolling window instead of monthly limits, since everyone else does this (and obfuscates how bad their limits are). I don’t want to hurt our burst-y users though. Chat apps are inherently spikey. You might use T3 Chat for X hours straight, sending hundreds of messages, then close it for a week. We want to support everyone. We REALLY want to get this right. What would you like to see? Reminder that we want something simple for people to understand and less scary than a monthly credit system. Reply with your ideas 👀 XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [theo](/topic/theo) [Post Link](https://x.com/theo/status/1937320689176052146)
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Theo - t3.gg @theo on x 233.1K followers
Created: 2025-06-24 01:23:40 UTC
The monthly message limits on T3 Chat are hurting us a lot.
You get 1500 messages for $X. XXXX% of users don’t get close to using all of them.
But people see the limit and assume they’ll hit it. It keeps them from subscribing.
Power users who DO hit it are willing to pay more, but balancing this UX wise is nontrivial. Confusion around which credits roll over, how long they last for, what happens if we change our model, etc.
Different models cost different amounts. Some models cost 100x more than others. And don’t get me started on how some messages cost more. There are people who treat T3 Chat like “half off Cursor”, pasting their whole codebase in. They cost us multiple dollars per message 🙃
We want to shake up our credits system. We also want to introduce a higher tier for power users who want more messages, longer contexts and more image generation.
I’m considering doing a rolling window instead of monthly limits, since everyone else does this (and obfuscates how bad their limits are). I don’t want to hurt our burst-y users though.
Chat apps are inherently spikey. You might use T3 Chat for X hours straight, sending hundreds of messages, then close it for a week.
We want to support everyone. We REALLY want to get this right.
What would you like to see? Reminder that we want something simple for people to understand and less scary than a monthly credit system. Reply with your ideas 👀
XXXXXXX engagements
Related Topics theo