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You need a Compute plan to deploy. Compute is billed separately from API Management, so a paid API plan doesn’t include Compute, and you can buy Compute while on the free API tier. For billing and cancellation across both products, see Plans.

When the plan is checked

Unkey checks for a Compute plan whenever you:
  • Create a or a .
  • Promote or roll back a deployment.
  • Approve a fork deployment.
  • Push to a connected GitHub repository.

Plans and their limits

Each plan sets the limits for your workspace. The dashboard shows the same numbers on Limits, and Compute limits covers where each one is enforced.

Spend budget

Usage above what your plan includes is metered. Workspace admins can set a monthly spend budget under Settings > Billing, and Unkey emails them at 50, 75, and 100 percent of it. If you turn on Stop workloads at the budget, reaching 100 percent stops every deployment in the workspace until you raise the budget, remove it, or turn the option off. See Spend budget.

Canceling or downgrading

Canceling Compute takes effect immediately:
  • Running deployments are torn down permanently.
  • The current period isn’t refunded.
  • You can’t deploy, promote, or roll back until you pick a plan again.
If the workspace is on the free API Management tier, canceling Pro or Business, or downgrading to Starter, deactivates every team member except the workspace creator.

Next steps

Deploy from GitHub

Connect a repository and ship the first deployment.

Limits

Every workspace limit with your current usage.
Last modified on October 28, 2026