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BYOK vs managed credits: which one should you run on?

Managed credits mean Enverif pays the provider and meters your usage. You get going without a provider account, and you get a single bill.

BYOK means agents run on your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini or DeepSeek credentials. Usage is billed by the provider and governed by your agreement with them — which matters if you have data-processing commitments.

BYOK is not "unlimited Enverif credits". They are two separate meters. A Scale workspace can use both: managed credits for light internal work, BYOK for high-volume runs.

If you are evaluating, start on managed credits. If you are running production volume or have provider-side compliance requirements, move to BYOK.

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