Cold Outreach: Basics
Understand three separate limits before choosing a plan or buying additional credits.

Practical takeaway
Use this article as a checklist before the next campaign launch so the outbound process stays consistent.
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Updated: Oct 16, 2026
Your plan controls access to features and recurring allowance. Your credit balance pays for chargeable activity. Mailbox and campaign limits control when sending can happen. A larger balance does not make a restricted mailbox eligible or remove its daily cap.
Use the live pricing cards for current USD and UAH amounts. Select the currency before starting checkout and check the payment details. Avoid comparing a monthly plan price in one currency with a credit purchase example in another.
The Free plan has campaign and search limits. Google Maps search requires an active Professional subscription; a purchase of credits does not upgrade the subscription. Review the current card and your account access before deciding which discovery sources to use.
Do not assume the entire monthly allowance is available only for sending. Some AI actions also consume credits, including AI email/subject improvements and copy-quality feedback. Check the price shown for an action before confirming it. Keep a margin for drafting and review when estimating the number of emails your remaining balance can support.
If you cannot send, first distinguish an exhausted balance from a mailbox or campaign limit. Check mailbox status and campaign eligibility. Adding credits addresses the balance; it does not bypass warm-up, eligibility checks, provider restrictions, or daily sending controls.
List the discovery features needed, the campaign count, expected outreach volume, and chargeable AI work. Compare that workflow with current plan access and balance. Recheck the actual usage after an initial campaign before scaling. No plan guarantees a fixed number of replies, sales, or Inbox placements.
Use these patterns inside IntelliReach to launch safer outbound systems, improve reply quality and keep workflows consistent.