Configure Spending Limits

Setting a spending limit with Narus gives you the power to determine the maximum amount your marketing department can allocate to AI-generated content over a specified timeframe. This feature allows you to align AI expenditure with your overall marketing strategy and financial goals. Once a team or organisation limit is reached, Narus prevents users from sending prompts, ensuring you stay within budget. If a team member attempts to use Narus after the limit has been hit, they'll receive a notification explaining that the spending limit has been reached. This empowers you to maintain fiscal responsibility while still leveraging the benefits of generative AI in your marketing efforts.

Cost calculations

When calculating the cost of AI usage, Narus uses the published prices for each model. If your organisation has a different cost arrangement, this will not be reflected in the costs shown on the Narus dashboard.

Configure organisation limit

Setting an organisation-level spending limit helps marketing teams stay on budget while maximising impact. To get to the Spending Limits screen, click Spending limit under the left-hand Admin menu.

TIP: If no limit has been set the organisation limit is unlimited.

To set an organisation limit:

1. Click the Set organisation limit button in the Organisation limit box.
2. Enter a limit in the Amount field in USD.
3. Under Spending limit cycle, select how often you want the spending limit to reset.
   1. If Custom is selected, set a Time unit and set a number of the selected time unit. For example, if you want to set the limit to reset every 28 days, select Days under Time Unit and enter 28 in the Number field.
   2. Enter a date range over which the spending limit should be applied. Here you have the option of setting a permanent limit by selecting Never ends and entering a start date. Alternatively, select Ends on and enter both a start and end date.
4. Click Set organisation limit.

Edit organisation limit

The amount of the organisation limit can be edited by clicking the vertical ellipses in the Organisation limit box, and selecting Edit limit.

To change the limit cycle, the current spending limit must be removed, and you will be required to set a new one.

Remove organisational limit

To remove the spending limit:

1. Navigate to the Spending Limits page.
2. Click the vertical ellipsis in the Organisation limit box.
3. Click Remove limit.

Configure team limit

Setting a team spending limit within the overall marketing Narus budget helps ensure resources are used strategically across campaigns, channels, and regions.

TIP: If no limit has been set for a team, it is defaulted to the organisation limit.

To set a custom team limit:

1. Click the vertical ellipses next to the team you wish to edit, and select Set team limit.
2. Enter a limit in the Amount field in USD.
3. Under Spending limit cycle, select how often you want the spending limit to be reset.
   1. If Custom is selected, set a Time unit and the number of the selected time unit. For example, if you want to set the limit to reset every 28 days, select Days under Time Unit and enter 28 in the Number field.
4. Enter a date range over which the spending limit should be applied. Here you have the option of setting a permanent limit by selecting Never ends and entering a start date. Alternatively, select Ends on and enter both a start and end date.
5. Click Set team limit. The team limit now displays next to the team name.

Edit team limit

The amount of the team limit can be edited by clicking the vertical ellipses next to the team name and selecting Edit limit.

To change the limit cycle, the current spending limit must be removed, and you will be required to set a new one.

Remove team limit

To remove the spending limit:

1. Navigate to the Spending Limits page.
2. Click the vertical ellipsis next to the team name.
3. Click Remove limit.

View previous limits

To view all previous limits that have been set on your instance, click the Limits History tab in the Spending Limits screen.