Query About High Credit Usage in Agent Builder Workflow

Rachel L. · 2025-09-12 04:53:10.891939+00

Hi Lindy team! Apologies - this might be user error, but *I've been finding that it takes A LOT of credits* to do pretty basic things (like over 1000 credits for the Agent builder to build a 4 step Lindy). Does this feel pretty standard for everyone? Or am I doing something wrong? It just feels a bit untenable to keep using the agent builder because I needed to upgrade my plan in the middle of the Agent flow so I wouldn't run out of credits while the agent was working. Thank you so much for your help / advice in advance!

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Arvin M.
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I use Claude Sonnet 4 for my agent steps, which can be expensive, but I have very very specific instructions for it. Took a lot of testing and iterating to get it to this efficiency
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Asif I.
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Yup true.. It took me 3K credits to build one agent through agent builder.. still few steps left to complete it🫠
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Ronnie P.
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Rachel L. what are the agent steps used for in your workflow? These are easily the most expensive components, so it's a good move to assess whether they are needed. I'm happy to take a look at your workflow and help you determine if there are less expensive ways to achieve your desired results.
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Rachel L.
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oh wow!! I feel like this is significantly lower than my Lindys-- I think it's because I (maybe needlessly?) have AI Agents in my Lindy's which might by why mine are so expensive? 🫠 I wonder if I could move to cheaper models (tho I tried GPT 4 mini with one and it did not work with the flow.) Thank you so much for the insights!! It's super helpful to hear what other users are experiencing. 🙏
Arvin M.
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For these actions, it cost me about 5 credits in total.
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Arvin M.
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Depends on the action, and these are all just my experience: For something simple like write an email draft based on a provided template, it uses 1-2 credits for that. Sending a slack message is .5-.7 credits Anything with the agent action can easily use up a lot of credits if it needs to think or search the web a lot.
Rachel L.
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I think the price of the agent builder really surprised me (= $13 to get a 4 step flow set up- and it doesn't even work 🥲...). I was trying to search earlier in the thread, do you have a sense of how much on average your flows cost to set up, and then cost per run?
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Arvin M.
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Easily a couple hundred credits in Agent Builder just for a couple nodes to be setup
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Arvin M.
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Yep! Same for me. Agent Builder used to be free, now it isn't. I may have to move away from the platform if they don't make any changes
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Arvin M.
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I use Claude Sonnet 4 for my agent steps, which can be expensive, but I have very very specific instructions for it. Took a lot of testing and iterating to get it to this efficiency
👀1
Asif I.
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Yup true.. It took me 3K credits to build one agent through agent builder.. still few steps left to complete it🫠
🫣1
Ronnie P.
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Rachel L. what are the agent steps used for in your workflow? These are easily the most expensive components, so it's a good move to assess whether they are needed. I'm happy to take a look at your workflow and help you determine if there are less expensive ways to achieve your desired results.
🙏1
Rachel L.
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oh wow!! I feel like this is significantly lower than my Lindys-- I think it's because I (maybe needlessly?) have AI Agents in my Lindy's which might by why mine are so expensive? 🫠 I wonder if I could move to cheaper models (tho I tried GPT 4 mini with one and it did not work with the flow.) Thank you so much for the insights!! It's super helpful to hear what other users are experiencing. 🙏
Arvin M.
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For these actions, it cost me about 5 credits in total.
😮1
Arvin M.
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Depends on the action, and these are all just my experience: For something simple like write an email draft based on a provided template, it uses 1-2 credits for that. Sending a slack message is .5-.7 credits Anything with the agent action can easily use up a lot of credits if it needs to think or search the web a lot.
Rachel L.
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I think the price of the agent builder really surprised me (= $13 to get a 4 step flow set up- and it doesn't even work 🥲...). I was trying to search earlier in the thread, do you have a sense of how much on average your flows cost to set up, and then cost per run?
👀1
Arvin M.
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Easily a couple hundred credits in Agent Builder just for a couple nodes to be setup
➕1
Arvin M.
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Yep! Same for me. Agent Builder used to be free, now it isn't. I may have to move away from the platform if they don't make any changes
🫣2
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