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

# Tasks & usage billing

> How tasks are counted, what's included in each plan, and how overages work

Every API request and [MCP tool call](/mcp-overview) consumes **tasks** — the unit Sacra uses to meter usage across all plan tiers. Each plan includes an allocation of tasks, and usage beyond that allocation is billed as overages up to a defined maximum.

## What is a task?

A task is consumed each time you query a company. Requests that touch a single company consume 1 task. Requests that query multiple companies at once (such as a batch news or events call) consume 1 task per company queried, with a minimum of 1 task per request.

<Example>
  A `/news` request for 5 companies at once consumes 5 tasks.
</Example>

**Agent and MCP usage** follows the same model: each tool call consumes 1 task for each company queried, plus 1 flat task for the request itself.

## Tasks by plan

| Plan     | Included tasks | Max overage tasks | Max total tasks | Max overage charge |
| -------- | -------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------ |
| Standard | 500            | 1,000             | 1,500           | \$50               |
| Pro      | 5,000          | 10,000            | 15,000          | \$500              |
| Platform | 25,000         | 50,000            | 75,000          | \$2,500            |

For a full breakdown of what's included in each plan, see [Pricing](https://sacra.com/pricing).

## Overages

After exhausting your included tasks, requests continue at **\$0.05 per additional task**. Overages accumulate until either your task limit or your charge limit is reached — whichever comes first.

Once you reach your task limit, requests will be blocked until the next billing cycle. Once you reach your charge limit, overage charges stop accruing but you can continue making requests until you reach your task limit.

<Tip>For most customers the task limit is reached before the charge limit. The charge limit is primarily relevant to Platform customers with custom high-volume task allocations.</Tip>