Plans and Processing Tokens: Which Feature Is in Which Plan?
The differences between the Free and Professional plans, prices and token packs, when and how many processing tokens a job spends, the video (360° and flat) quota, storage quota and overage.
2026-09-27 · 8 min read
CartaX has two plans: Free and Professional; for organisations an Enterprise setup is arranged separately. This guide is the one-page answer to "why is this button disabled?" and "does this job spend tokens?". For current prices see the pricing page.
Plan comparison
| Free | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Project spaces | 1 | 100 |
| Cloud storage | 10 GB | 250 GB (overage billed, see below) |
| Monthly processing tokens | — | 15 |
| Viewing: orthophoto, mesh, point cloud, vector layers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uploading ready octree / tile pyramid / 3D Tiles / GLB | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uploading a ready COG (token-free) | — | ✓ |
| Cloud conversion (raw LAS/LAZ → octree, raw TIF → COG) | — | ✓ (tokens) |
| CartaX Studio (local conversion + production, no tokens) | — | ✓ |
| Cloud photogrammetry production (GPU-accelerated; web upload dialog or Studio) | — | ✓ (tokens) |
| AI point-cloud classification | — | ✓ (with production) |
| Analysis workspace (epoch comparison, cut/fill) | — | ✓ |
| 360° photo collections | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video (360° and flat) and 360° frame extraction | — | ✓ (30 min of video conversion per month included) |
| 3D Gaussian Splatting (indoor and map) | — | ✓ |
| TKGM parcel query (Turkey) | ✓ | ✓ |
| WMS / WMTS external layers, routes | — | ✓ |
| Sharing | 1 active public link, max 3 days, no PIN | No link limit; PIN-protected or public, up to 30 days — no expiry on public links |
A feature that is off on the Free plan is not merely hidden in the interface; the server rejects it too. In the upload dialog such a card says "Not available on the Free plan — upgrade to Pro".
Watch out for what is open on Free, since it is often assumed otherwise: the TKGM parcel query (the request goes straight from your own connection to TKGM and costs us nothing), 360° photo collections, and ready-made files — octree, tile pyramid, 3D Tiles, GLB and vector. A ready COG spends no tokens but is part of the Professional plan.
Prices
Prices are excluding VAT; 20% VAT is added at checkout.
| Price | What you get | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional — monthly | ₺2,500 / month | 15 processing tokens per month, 250 GB storage |
| Professional — annual | ₺27,500 / year (≈ 1 month free) | Still 15 processing tokens per month + 30 permanent bonus tokens every year |
| Token pack — 15 tokens | ₺1,690 | Permanent, never expire |
| Token pack — 35 tokens | ₺3,590 | Permanent, never expire |
| Token pack — 50 tokens | ₺4,990 | Permanent, never expire — lowest price per token |
| Single tokens (1–10) | ₺125 / token | To top up a few missing tokens |
| Storage overage | ₺2.5 / GB / month | Only above 250 GB, with overage accepted |
Enterprise setups are priced by quote; see the Enterprise page. The current list is always on the pricing page.
When is a processing token spent?
Tokens are for processing that runs in the CartaX cloud. Viewing, measuring, sharing and storage spend no tokens.
| Job | Tokens | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Raw LAS/LAZ → octree (cloud) | By point count — 100 million points = 1 token | An estimate is shown before upload; cap 5 GB / 150 million points |
| Raw GeoTIFF → COG (cloud) | By pixel count — 2 gigapixels (Gpx) = 1 token; file size and compression (JPEG, DEFLATE…) do not change the price | The amount is shown before upload and is final; cap 20 GB / 5 Gpx |
Raw 3DGS .ply → map target (cloud) |
By file size — 2 GiB = 1 token | Cap 5 GB; the indoor target spends no tokens |
| Cloud photogrammetry production | 1 token + 3 tokens per 1,000 MP; MP is the total megapixels processed (photo count × frame resolution); the number of outputs does not change the price | At most 10,000 MP per job (≈ 474 frames × 21 MP or ≈ 222 frames × 45 MP); above that, Enterprise. The wizard shows the tokens and your balance before starting |
| Video conversion (360° and flat) | 30 min per month included in the plan; every extra 10 min = 1 token | Details below |
| Uploading ready COG / octree / 3D Tiles / GLB / 3DGS | 0 | Storage quota only |
| Local conversion and production in CartaX Studio | 0 | Only the uploaded output counts against storage |
| Viewing, measurement, analysis, sharing | 0 |
Every amount is rounded up to 0.25 tokens, and a job costs at least 0.25 tokens. Examples: 120 million points → 1.25 tokens · 3 Gpx orthophoto → 1.5 tokens · 2,100 MP photo set → 7.5 tokens · 8,700 MP → 27.25 tokens · 10,000 MP → 31 tokens.
Tokens are charged to a job when it completes; there may be a small difference between the estimate and the actual figure. If your balance is insufficient the job does not start at all.
Monthly tokens vs purchased tokens
- Plan tokens (15 per month): renewed at the start of each period, they do not roll over — the unused part resets at period end.
- Purchased token packs: permanent on the account, never expire; they are spent after the plan tokens run out. Non-refundable.
- Annual payment bonus: the 30 bonus tokens that come with an annual subscription every year behave like permanent tokens.
- Spending order: period tokens first, then permanent tokens. Tokens reserved for running jobs show as "reserved" in the balance.
Video quota (360° and flat)
An uploaded video (360° or flat) plays from the original file right away; it is then converted into quality levels so that it plays smoothly on every device. The rules for that conversion:
- Professional includes 30 minutes per month, with no tokens spent. Unused minutes do not roll over.
- Extra time: 1 token per 10 minutes. The month's total overage is rounded up to 0.25 tokens (e.g. 5 min over = 0.5 tokens). Tokens are charged when the conversion finishes.
- Several conversions at once: if a conversion that started earlier has not finished yet, one that started later but finishes first is priced with the earlier one's estimated duration included. Once the month's pending conversions finish (or fail), the exact total is worked out; any overpaid tokens are returned to your wallet automatically and you get a notification.
- Month: a calendar month in Turkey time; the counter resets on the 1st of each month.
- Only successfully converted videos count; a failed conversion does not use quota. Adding scenes to a collection later does not count its already converted videos again.
- The duration is read from the video file; if it cannot be read, the video counts as 30 minutes and the real duration is settled when the conversion finishes.
- If the quota is used up and your balance does not cover the overage, the video still uploads and plays from the original file; only the quality conversion does not start.
- The Media card in the upload window (360° and Flat video tabs) shows a "Video this month: X / 30 min" meter and the overage estimate. Enterprise has no quota; video (360° and flat) is not available on the Free plan.
Storage quota and overage
- Uploaded outputs count against the quota: octree, COG, DEM, 3D Tiles, GLB, 3DGS, 360° photos, videos, vector layers. Outputs produced locally with Studio and uploaded are included.
- Professional includes 250 GB. If you accept overage you can upload beyond it; the excess is billed at ₺2.5 (+VAT) per GB per month on the highest usage seen within the period — deleting later does not reduce that period's charge, and new uploads that stay below the peak do not increase it. There is a hard cap; beyond it, Enterprise.
- On the Free plan nothing can be uploaded beyond 10 GB.
What happens when the subscription ends?
- Your storage drops to 10 GB, the monthly token allowance stops, unused plan tokens expire; purchased tokens remain.
- Your data is not deleted. If your usage is above the free quota a 7-day grace period starts; if you re-subscribe or bring usage under the quota within it, nothing is deleted. When it runs out only the content above the quota is deleted; your account stays open.
- Accounts without a subscription that have not signed in for a long time also enter an inactivity process; signing in stops it. Notices arrive on the dashboard and by e-mail.
Frequently asked
I ran out of tokens — will the job stop halfway? No. A job starts only if the balance is sufficient; a job that started completes.
Will the 40 GB LAZ I converted with Studio fill my quota? The raw LAZ is not uploaded; only the produced octree counts against the quota. An octree can be larger than the compressed LAZ; for your quota, go by the size of the output folder under Documents / CartaX Studio.
Annual or monthly? Annual billing is ₺27,500 + VAT; you pay roughly 11 months instead of 12 (≈ 1 month free). You also get 30 permanent bonus tokens every year; the 15 monthly plan tokens are the same on both. Details on the pricing page.
My photo set is larger than 10,000 MP — what now? Split the set into separate productions, or contact us about an Enterprise setup. If you have a suitable computer, local production with CartaX Studio spends no tokens.