# The free trial

Canonical URL: https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/free-trial

Every new account starts on a free **Trial**. You can make creatives, save campaigns and connect a product source.

Some things are limited on the trial:

- Images carry a watermark.
- You cannot publish to Meta.
- You cannot buy top-ups.
- The **Feeds** tab of a campaign needs a paid plan.

## What is included

- **1,000 credits** as a **Welcome bonus**: enough for about 25 images.
- **1 feed slot**, to connect one product source.

You see the end date under **My plan** on the **Subscription** page, for example *"Free while it lasts — ends Oct 28, 2026"*.

> **Watch out:** The welcome bonus credits expire when the trial ends. You can see this under **Credit packs** on the **Subscription** page.

## Make the most of it

- Start with one task and refine one direction, rather than starting many tasks. The four directions of a new task cost 160 credits.
- Use **Copy an existing ad** on a campaign to make variations: as long as the products stay the same, it generates nothing, so it costs nothing. A new product is generated and costs credits.
- Think before you connect a product source: the trial has one feed slot, and disconnecting does not free it.

## When the trial ends

Pick a plan on the **Subscription** page to keep going. See [Plans and pricing](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/plans-and-pricing).