Usage and limits
Understand Nock fair-use protections and check service status.
Nock services use fair-use protections, with more room available on higher plans. Open Settings → Usage in the app or the Usage area of your Nock account to review current service status and any account-specific limits or retry information.
What may have a separate meter
Section titled “What may have a separate meter”Depending on your plan and the feature, fair-use protections can apply to conversation turns, Polished cleanup, cloud dictation, cloud voice, agent work on Nock’s AI, connected-app actions, X actions, and NockBot model use. A restriction in one category does not automatically stop unrelated categories. Hosted dictation and on-device dictation are separate.
Services are protected against unusual or automated usage, and the way a feature is used can matter more than message count. Higher plans provide more room. Use the account’s Usage view for your current status rather than estimating from chat count. NockBot model use and cloud-computer resources are separate: bringing your own model key affects provider charges, not cloud hosting or computer time.
Read a meter
Section titled “Read a meter”Review the affected category and any retry guidance shown for your account. Do not assume a service is unlimited if no status is shown; check the feature or account details.
Plan descriptions of included services are subject to Nock’s fair-use protections. They can apply to unusually heavy or scripted usage even when another feature remains available.
When a limit is reached
Section titled “When a limit is reached”Nock explains when a service is temporarily unavailable and, when available, when to try again. You can use your own provider key for supported model calls; those calls are billed by the provider. This does not change Nock’s separate plan features or fair-use protections for hosted resources.
If hosted dictation is unavailable, use on-device dictation when available. Trial access is also subject to fair-use protections. Check checkout for the trial period and when the paid plan begins.
Background work and NockBot
Section titled “Background work and NockBot”Background-work availability can vary by plan and current service conditions. NockBot routine schedules are subject to fair-use protections; a run can use model services and cloud-computer resources separately. See Cloud routines.
For a missing or incorrect meter, see Usage troubleshooting. For price or cancellation terms, see Plans and trials and Billing.