Check credit usage in Grok Build
Check credit usage in Grok Build
/usage opens credit usage (and billing management when available) for the signed-in Build session. Official: Modes and Commands.
Open usage
- Start or resume a Build session (
grokorgrok -c). - Run:
/usage
- Read the credit / billing panel for the account on this login. Sign in first if the session has no credentials (
/loginorgrok login— see Login to Grok Build with device code for headless hosts).
Context window vs account credits
| Command | What it shows |
|---|---|
/usage |
Account credit usage / billing entry points |
/context |
Context-window fill for the current conversation |
/session-info |
Session metadata (includes context when you need a broader dump) |
Context how-to: Check context usage in Grok Build. Weekly Build pool limits: Understand Grok Build weekly usage limits.
Pitfalls
/usageis the Build TUI surface. Grok Bot and grok.com consumer plans have separate usage UIs — do not assume one panel covers every Grok product.- Exhausted credits and a stuck Agent Computer are different failures. Bot-side “failed to respond” while usage is fine needs When “Bot failed to respond” needs a backend recovery.