Who can manage billing

Every member can see their organization’s plan, usage and billing pages. Changing anything that costs money is limited by role: owners have full control, administrators can buy and manage the card, and developers can only look.

Billing permissions by role

Action	Owner / Primary Owner	Administrator	Developer
View Settings → Billing and Settings → Usage	Yes	Yes	Yes
Start a paid plan for an organization without one	Yes	Yes	No
Change, downgrade or cancel the plan; open the billing portal	Yes	No	No
Add or update the saved card	Yes	Yes	No
Buy usage or API credit	Yes	Yes	No
Buy Team seats	Yes	Yes	No
Turn usage credits on or off	Yes	No	No
Set the credit spend limit and auto-reload	Yes	No	No
Set the monthly limit on automatic charges	Yes	No	No
Set member and group spend limits, answer usage requests	Yes	Yes	No
Assign seats	Yes	No	No

Members with a Custom role get billing rights only if their groups grant billing management.

Messages you may see

Message	Meaning
Only the organization owner can change the subscription.	Cancel and resume are owner-only
Only a workspace owner can manage its billing.	The billing portal is owner-only
Only organization owners can change spending and auto-reload settings	Credit settings are owner-only
Only organization owners or admins can change billing settings	You are a developer or similar
Not a billing admin of this organization	You can’t buy for this organization

Related

• Roles and what each can do