Image generation in Chatex is controlled by entitlements plus a shared monthly usage limiter. The current code does not define a separate daily image cap or a separate lifetime image counter.
If you see a usage-limit message, the app also returns the reset date for your current billing cycle.
Rule | Free access | 7-day paid trial | Paid Pro |
Can generate images? | Yes, but only while your one free message is still available. | Yes. | Yes. |
Daily image limit | No separate daily image limit found in code. | No separate daily image limit found in code. | No separate daily image limit found in code. |
Lifetime image limit | No separate lifetime image counter. The one-time free message is the main gate. | No separate lifetime image limit found in code. | No separate lifetime image limit found in code. |
Monthly limiter | Shared monthly usage limiter exists, but the one free message usually stops access earlier. | Shared monthly usage limiter. | Shared monthly usage limiter. |
Default limit in code | $0.50 for non-Pro accounts. | $10 while the subscription is trialing. | $10 while the subscription is active. |
Reset timing | Monthly limiter resets at the end of the current month. The one free message does not reset. | Resets at the end of the current month. | Resets at the end of the current month. |
The current limiter is based on cost, not a fixed image counter. In the current code, image generation is priced internally at $0.025 per image, so a $10 Pro limit is roughly 400 images if image generation is the only thing you use that month.
For free access, if you use image generation while your free message is still available, that uses the same one-time free message entitlement.