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Education plan: AI features blocked (out of credits) despite 2,668/3,000 credits left in verified team

  • March 12, 2026
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KODESIGNS

I'm on Figma's Education plan ( my own team seat, resets Apr 1) with 2,668 AI credits left (full monthly bar shows). File is in this Education team, and AI tools like 'Remove background' worked fine until yesterday.
 

Now every AI action errors with 'Out of AI credits' popup, despite balance visible. I've:

  • Confirmed file/team

  • Checked AI balance in Main menu

  • Tried new files in same team

This forces app-switching, killing workflow. Daily limit bug? Plan verification glitch? Screenshots attached. Thanks for help!

 


 

 

Best answer by Gayani_S

Hey ​@KODESIGNS, thanks for outlining everything you’ve already checked! I reached out to our team internally to investigate, and they’ve now applied a fix on the backend.

When you have a moment, could you please refresh Figma and try the AI actions again to see if everything is working as expected? If you’re still seeing the error, let me know right away and we’ll continue digging in.

 

 

Thank you for your help!

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Gayani_S
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  • March 12, 2026

Hey ​@KODESIGNS, thanks for outlining everything you’ve already checked! I reached out to our team internally to investigate, and they’ve now applied a fix on the backend.

When you have a moment, could you please refresh Figma and try the AI actions again to see if everything is working as expected? If you’re still seeing the error, let me know right away and we’ll continue digging in.

 

 

Thank you for your help!


KODESIGNS
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  • March 13, 2026

Hey ​@KODESIGNS, thanks for outlining everything you’ve already checked! I reached out to our team internally to investigate, and they’ve now applied a fix on the backend.

When you have a moment, could you please refresh Figma and try the AI actions again to see if everything is working as expected? If you’re still seeing the error, let me know right away and we’ll continue digging in.

 

 

Thank you for your help!

Perfect! Everything’s working again now. I jus wonder what caused the issue, probably something technical. Just a question, is there a better way to communicate this to you so it can be resolved faster, rather than waiting a day or two?

Anyway, thanks a lot! What a relief!
 


Chris Webb
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  • March 16, 2026

Something similar is happening to me, except I can’t see ANY AI credits suddenly after playing around with this a little while. And when I say I can’t see it, I’m not even able to pull down the current “score” of my AI. Nothing appears. And the option for new prompts is greyed out within the AI project. 


Gayani_S
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  • March 16, 2026

Hey ​@KODESIGNS, from what we could see, the issue appears to have been caused on our end.

If you run into something similar in the future, the quickest way to reach us is by contacting our Support team directly through the Support Hub here:
https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

You’re also always welcome to create a post in the forum and tag me, and I’ll do my best to take a look and help out there as well.



 

Hey ​@Chris Webb, thanks for jumping in and sharing what you’re experiencing.

To help me better understand what’s happening on your end, would you be able to share a screenshot of what you’re seeing? That will help me take a closer look at the UI state you’re describing.

Just for context, Education plan users receive 3,000 AI credits per month. Once the credit limit is reached, AI features that require credits become unavailable until the credits reset or the workspace moves to a plan with additional credit options. However, you should still be able to view your credit balance at any time, even if the limit has been reached.

You can check this by:
• Opening the Main menu in any file
• Selecting AI balance


 

This should show how many credits you’ve used, how many remain, and when they’ll reset. Find more info here: AI credits on the Education plan

If you can share that screenshot, I’ll be happy to take a closer look. 


Chris Webb
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  • March 17, 2026

So above is what I see in a general blank file. NO reference to AI at all.

 

I also have an AI project I’m working on now that doesn’t even HAVE the opportunity to see anything at all

Notice the “you don’t have access to this feature” thing?


Chris Webb
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  • March 19, 2026

Still waiting for some help with this stuff!


Gayani_S
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  • March 20, 2026

Hey ​@Chris Webb, sorry for the delay in getting back to you here. I’m going to double check this with our team internally.

I’ll follow up with you as soon as I have more clarity. Really appreciate your patience in the meantime.


Chris Webb
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  • March 21, 2026

Thanks. Still not working :( I repled to the email though. 


Gayani_S
Figmate
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  • March 23, 2026

Thank you for following up on the email, I’ve asked our support team to prioritise your ticket (#1796123). So someone should follow up asap. Really appreciate your patience in the meantime.