docs: Add callouts about student plan for usage and spend limits (#51506)

Add details about how student plan differs in token usage and spend
limits

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@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ description: Understand Zed's AI plans, token-based usage metering, spend limits
## Available Plans {#plans}
For costs and more information on pricing, visit [Zed’s pricing page](https://zed.dev/pricing).
For costs and more information on pricing, visit [Zed's pricing page](https://zed.dev/pricing).
Zed works without AI features or a subscription. No [authentication](../authentication.md) required for the editor itself.
Zed works without AI features or a subscription. No [authentication](../authentication.md) is required for the editor itself.
## Usage {#usage}
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Usage of Zed's hosted models is measured on a token basis, converted to dollars
Zed Pro comes with $5 of monthly dollar credit. A trial of Zed Pro includes $20 of credit, usable for 14 days. Monthly included credit resets on your monthly billing date.
The [Zed Student plan](https://zed.dev/education) includes $10/month in token credits. The Student plan is available free for one year to verified university students.
To view your current usage, you can visit your account at [dashboard.zed.dev/account](https://dashboard.zed.dev/account). Information from our metering and billing provider, Orb, is embedded on that page.
## Spend Limits {#usage-spend-limits}
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@ At the top of [the Account page](https://dashboard.zed.dev/account), you'll find
The default value for all Pro users is $10, for a total monthly spend with Zed of $20 ($10 for your Pro subscription, $10 in incremental token spend). This can be set to $0 to limit your spend with Zed to exactly $10/month. If you adjust this limit _higher_ than $10 and consume more than $10 of incremental token spend, you'll be billed via [threshold billing](./billing.md#threshold-billing).
Once the spend limit is hit, we’ll stop any further usage until your token spend limit resets.
Once the spend limit is hit, we'll stop any further usage until your token spend limit resets.
> **Note:** Spend limits are a Zed Pro feature. Student plan users do not currently have the ability to configure spend limits; usage is capped at the $10/month included credit.
## Business Usage {#business-usage}