Hi! I noticed something strange when setting up email validation in my workflow. When I start the validation directly from the column, it shows an estimated cost of around 3.3k credits. However, when I proceed one step further, the estimated credits suddenly jump to 9.9k. This doesn’t seem to add up, since I only have about 3,500 leads in the table and many of them are marked as Experts. I configured the workflow so that emails should only be validated if the lead is a Newbie, so the credit usage should be significantly lower. Could you please clarify how the credits are calculated in this case, and why there is such a big difference between the two estimates? Thanks!
The credit estimate discrepancy you're seeing is likely related to how conditional runs are calculated at different stages of setup. When you set up conditional runs to only validate emails for "Newbie" leads, the system should only consume credits for rows that meet your criteria. However, credit estimates can vary between setup stages depending on how the system calculates potential usage. For email validation specifically, each validation attempt typically costs 1 credit per enriched cell when using Clay-managed accounts. With your conditional run properly configured, only the "Newbie" leads should actually consume credits during execution. To get an accurate cost estimate, try running a test on 10 rows first to see the actual credit consumption with your conditional logic applied. This will give you a clearer picture of real-world usage versus the initial estimates.
