Patent application
Typical size, drafted in Word
- Opening review
- 3
- 11 chat messagesAbout 7 each on a full application
- 79
- 1 section draft
- 10
- Total
- 92
Credit guide
How credits work
Every action in Junior draws on one monthly balance of credits, across every model, the Word add-in and Universe. Plan a month below, then look up what each action uses.
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Plan a month
What a month of credits covers
The example is a typical Basic month: four patent applications and four office actions, plus the documents behind them. Choose your plan and change the numbers to match your own month.
1,080credits used of 1,500 included
420 left for research and chat
- Patent applications 368
- Office actions 280
- Source documents 432
- Left 420
| Entry | Credits | Balance |
|---|---|---|
| Included with Basic this month | 1,500 | |
| 4 patent applications × 92 | −368 | 1,132 |
| 4 office actions × 70 | −280 | 852 |
| Source documents: 720 pages × 0.6 | −432 | 420 |
| Left for research and chat | 420 |
Counting
Three ways an action is counted
Fixed
Uses the same credits every time you run it.
Draft a section10
Metered
Counted for the work it actually takes. We list the typical amount and what 9 in 10 uses stay under.
Chat message3 typical · up to 18
Included
Never uses credits. That covers drawing analysis, dictation clean-up and Junior's background helpers.
Analyse a drawing sheet0
Typical matters
What a typical matter uses
The numbers behind the planner above.
Office action
Office Action Builder in Universe
- Office-action analysis
- 25
- Build the response
- 45
- Total
- 70
Working it in Word instead: an opening review and about 11 office-action chat messages, roughly 66.
Source documents
Per matter, about 90 pages
- Uploaded in Word0.6 a page
- 54
- Uploaded in Universe0.5 a page
- 45
For example, the office action and its cited references, or an invention disclosure and the prior art.
Larger matters use more
About one application in four uses 300 credits or more: long specifications, large claim sets, many rounds of revision. About one office action in four uses 150 or more. If your month has several of those, there are three ways to get more credits.
Reference
Every action, in credits**
Fixed actions use the same credits every time. Metered actions show the typical amount and what 9 in 10 uses stay under.
| Action | Counted | Credits** |
|---|---|---|
| In Word | ||
| Chat message | Metered | 3 typical · up to 18 |
| Chat message on an office action | Metered | 5 typical · up to 18 |
| Draft a section | Fixed | 10 |
| Rewrite a selection | Fixed | 6 |
| Opening review of a documentRuns when you open a document | Fixed | 3 |
| Analyse a drawing sheet | Included | 0 |
| Dictation clean-up | Included | 0 |
| Generate instructions | Included | 0 |
| Generate a skill | Included | 0 |
| Office actions in Universe | ||
| Office-action analysis | Fixed | 25 |
| Build an office-action response | Fixed | 45 |
| Retrieve an office action | Metered | 1 typical · up to 13 |
| Other Office Action Builder steps | Metered | 2 typical · up to 4 |
| Research in Universe | ||
| Discovery canvas run | Metered | 3 typical · up to 21 |
| Sift a document set | Metered | 6 typical · up to 43 |
| Grid run: match documents to columns | Fixed | 0.25 per cell |
| Grid column research | Metered | 1 typical · up to 22 |
| Argument analysis | Metered | 1 typical · up to 12 |
| Co-work grid | Metered | 3 typical · up to 12 |
| Note workspace | Metered | 2 typical · up to 9 |
| Intake material sweep | Metered | 1 typical · up to 2 |
| Chat in Universe | ||
| Chat message | Metered | 3 typical · up to 7 |
| Intake chat message | Metered | 4 typical · up to 9 |
| Other Universe tools | Metered | 1 typical · up to 6 |
| Documents you upload | ||
| Process a document uploaded in Word | Fixed | 0.6 per page |
| Process a document uploaded in Universe | Fixed | 0.5 per page |
| Always included | ||
| Suggested prompts, conversation titles, section matching, document-type detection, quality checks, workflow naming and project descriptions | Included | 0 |
** Subject to change. “Typical” is the median; “up to” is what 9 in 10 uses stay under. Metered actions are counted for the work they actually take.
Good to know
Balances, roll-over and extra credits
Need more credits?
01
Add credits to your own account
Pay for your own overage on your own account.
02
Ask your company admin
Request more credits from your firm's Junior admin.
03
Use your firm's credit pool
Firms can purchase surplus credits and share them across the team or allocate them to specific users.
- Unused credits roll overEach seat receives its plan's credits at the start of every month: 1,500 on Basic, 3,800 on Advanced, 8,500 on Enterprise. Credits you don't use roll over, and rolled-over credits expire after 12 months.
- Credits lock on inactive licensesIf a license becomes inactive, all of its unused credits are locked.
- Credit value is locked for 30 daysThe credits each action uses are guaranteed for 30 days at a time. After that they can change, so credits you hold longer may cover more or less work.
- Extra credits don't expireIf you add credits for a busy month, they stay until you use them.
- Background helpers are freeSuggested prompts, conversation titles, section matching, document-type detection and quality checks never use credits.
- The examples are typical, not limitsMatter sizes on this page are medians across Junior customers' documents, 27 August to 19 October 2026.