Audience: Teachers
AI Credits make it easier for teachers to try Seesaw’s AI-powered features and understand how AI usage works in their account.
With AI Credits, teachers can use eligible AI features in Seesaw even if their school has not purchased Seesaw AI. Credits are used when you take certain AI-powered actions, such as generating an activity, translating content, or assigning an AI-supported assessment.
What are AI Credits?
AI Credits are used to access AI-powered tools in Seesaw. Each teacher receives a set number of credits based on their account or school subscription.
You can use credits for features like:
- Generating Activities
- Translating entire Activities
- Creating AI-supported questions
- AI-graded assessments, like Reading Fluency and Show What You Know
- Using Read-with-Me or Generative Voice
- Writing messages or announcements with AI
Seesaw will show when an action uses AI Credits, so you know before you use them.
How many credits do I get?
The number of credits depends on your account type or school subscription.
- Seesaw Starter (free teachers)
- Premium Features Trial
- Seesaw Plus
- Seesaw Ambassadors
- Seesaw for Schools
- Seesaw LMS
- Seesaw Instruction & Insights
- Seesaw AI
| Access Type | Package | Credits (per teacher) |
| Teachers | Seesaw Starter (free teachers) | 10 |
| Premium Features Trial | Unlimited credits during 60-day trial (new teachers automatically opted in) | |
| Seesaw Plus | 15 | |
| Seesaw Ambassadors | Unlimited credits | |
| School & District Subscriptions | Seesaw for Schools | 15 |
| Seesaw LMS | 15 | |
| Seesaw Instruction & Insights | 20 | |
| Seesaw AI | Unlimited credits |
How are credits used?
Different AI actions use different numbers of credits.
| AI feature type | Credits used |
|---|---|
| Reading Fluency Assessment or “Show What You Know” assessments | 5 credits per activity assigned to a class |
| Generate, convert, or translate an activity | 3 credits per activity saved to My Library |
| Question Assistant, Read-with-Me, Generative Voice, translating within an activity, or Write with AI for messages and announcements | 1 credit per action |
For example, if you generate an activity from a YouTube video, credits are used when you save that activity to My Library.
Where can I see my credits?
You can see your remaining AI Credits in your Seesaw account. Seesaw will also show credit information when you are about to take an action that uses credits.
AI-powered features may be marked with a small AI icon so you can quickly recognize which tools use credits.
What happens when I run out of credits?
After you use all of your available AI Credits, AI-powered features that require credits will be locked. You may see an option to learn more about bringing Seesaw AI to your school or starting a school trial.
Can my school turn AI features off?
Yes. School and district administrators can manage AI feature availability in settings. Admins can disable AI features, including features that use AI Credits.
FAQs
Do credits apply to every Seesaw feature?
No. Credits only apply to eligible AI-powered features. Regular Seesaw features do not use AI Credits.
Will I know before credits are used?
Yes. Seesaw will show credit information when you are about to complete an action that uses credits.
Do I use credits while creating something, or only when I save or assign it?
It depends on the feature. For generated activities, credits are used when the activity is saved to My Library. For assessment tools, credits are used when the activity is assigned to a class. For some tools, such as Question Assistant or Write with AI, credits are used each time you take the AI action.
I’m in a Premium Features Trial. Do I have credits?
During the 60-day Premium Features Trial, free teachers have unlimited credits. After the trial ends, teachers move to the Seesaw Starter plan with 10 credits. Within the product, they can request a school trial and the Seesaw Team will reach out to their admin to coordinate.
I have Seesaw AI. Do I have a credit limit?
No. Teachers with Seesaw AI have unlimited AI Credits.
When will AI Credits be available?
AI Credits are planned to roll out beginning July 1 for teachers at schools that do not currently have Seesaw AI access. Teachers with ended Seesaw AI beta access are planned to move to credits beginning July 15.