2026-08-083 min read

How the referral program tracks and rewards signups

Referral rewards are credited as extra full-generation quota, but only after the invited account verifies their email — not at signup alone.

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Every account has its own referral link and referral code, found on the account page, which can be shared with other teams or teammates. When someone registers using that link and verifies their email, the referring account is credited with extra full-generation quota — the reward is not granted at registration alone, it requires the invited account to complete email verification first. The account page tracks how many referrals have converted and lists the invited accounts by masked email and registration date.

Why the reward requires email verification, not just signup

Crediting a reward at the moment of registration alone would make the referral program trivial to abuse with throwaway or unverified accounts. Tying the reward to email verification means the invited account has to be a real, working account before any credit is granted — a meaningful filter against low-effort signups that would otherwise cost the program real generation quota for no real usage.

The reward is quota, not account credit

Successful referrals add extra full-generation quota directly to the referring account, on top of whatever plan-based allowance is already in place — it's not a discount or a billing credit. That makes referral rewards directly usable the same way any full-generation allowance is used, without needing to be redeemed or applied separately.

Where to find your referral link and results

The account page shows the referral link and code together with a running count of successful registrations, and expanding that section lists each invited account by masked email and the date they registered — enough to confirm which specific invitations actually converted without exposing full invitee identities.

Common mistakes

  • Sharing a referral link and assuming the reward is credited immediately at signup rather than after the invited account verifies their email.
  • Not checking the account page's referral results to confirm whether specific invitations actually converted.
  • Treating the referral reward as a billing discount rather than what it actually is — additional full-generation quota.

Checklist

  1. Get the referral link and code from the account page rather than assuming a generic signup link works the same way.
  2. Confirm the reward requires the invited account to verify their email, not just complete registration.
  3. Check the account page periodically to see which invitations have converted and how much quota has been credited.

Operating rule

A referral only pays out once the invited account is verified, not once they sign up — share the link, but don't count the reward as credited until verification shows up in the results list.