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Flowstep measures your usage in messages. Each plan includes a monthly message allowance, and some plans — such as the Free plan — also have a daily limit. Understanding how messages are counted — and when your limits reset — helps you get the most out of your plan.

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What is a message?

Every time you send a prompt to Flowstep, that counts as one message. This includes initial design requests and follow-up prompts to refine or iterate on an existing design.
You don’t lose a message to a failed generation. If a generation fails, the message is credited back to you automatically — including when only some screens in a multi-screen request fail.

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Usage limits

Depending on your plan, you may have both a daily message limit and a monthly message limit. Once you reach either limit, you’ll need to wait for it to reset before sending more prompts. You can see how many messages you have left in the editor’s prompt panel, and your plan’s limits on the Settings → Plan & Billing page.

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Limits in organizations

On paid plans, message limits apply per seat: every member with a seat gets the plan’s full message allowance individually. Usage isn’t pooled — one teammate’s heavy usage doesn’t eat into anyone else’s messages. See Seats for how seats work.

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What happens when you hit your limit

If you submit a prompt after reaching your limit, the prompt isn’t processed and doesn’t use up a message. Instead, Flowstep replies in the chat to let you know, and the reply is tailored to why you’re blocked:
  • Daily limit — you’ve used your messages for today. Upgrade to keep going, or come back after the daily reset at 00:00 UTC.
  • Monthly limit — you’ve used your messages for the month. The reply shows the date your limit resets, or you can upgrade for more messages.
  • Trial — you’ve used your trial messages. Upgrade to keep going, or wait for your Free plan to start when your trial ends.
You can still view your designs and edit them manually while you wait. The reply invites you to upgrade, but only the Owner can change the plan. If you’re a Member or Admin and hit your limit, ask the Owner to upgrade — or wait for your limit to reset.
On the free trial, using up your trial messages ends the trial early — your account moves to the Free plan the next day (shortly after midnight UTC). See Pricing.

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When limits reset

Your limits reset on a fixed schedule:
  • Monthly limits reset on the 1st of each month.
  • Daily limits reset at 00:00 UTC every day.
If you’re unsure what time 00:00 UTC corresponds to in your timezone, you can use any timezone converter to find the equivalent local time.

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Staying within your limits

If you consistently reach your daily or monthly limits, consider upgrading to a higher plan. Visit the Pricing page or the Flowstep website to compare plan options.