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# What counts toward your limit

> What exactly uses one of your monthly submissions, named route by route so nobody assumes an exemption.

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One rule: **every submission counts, however it arrived.** A submission is charged once, when it's created. Nothing that happens to it afterwards charges again.

**A submission is one student's work on one assignment.** A class set of 30 essays is 30 submissions, not one.

## The routes that count

Named individually, because each one gets asked about:

| Route                                        | Counts?                                     |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| A file you upload on the Submissions tab     | Yes                                         |
| A file uploaded during Instant setup         | Yes. Instant is billed like any other route |
| Each submission a batch scan is split into   | Yes, one per student                        |
| A student's turn-in through GradingPal       | Yes, against the assignment owner's limit   |
| A turn-in that arrives from Google Classroom | Yes                                         |
| Work imported with **Import from Classroom** | Yes                                         |
| A co-teacher's upload to your class          | Yes, against the co-teacher's own limit     |

## The one exemption

The sample class you picked during onboarding. Its graded work is a copy and never counts.

## What this does not mean

* **A regrade is not a charge.** A submission pays once, at creation. Regrading it, or retrying one that failed, is free.
* **A failed grading attempt is not a charge.** If grading fails and the submission is removed, what it used is returned to you.
* **A student's resubmission is not a second charge.** A new attempt replaces the last one on the same row.
* **Sharing is not a charge.** Neither is exporting, printing or previewing.

## Where to see the count

The usage chip next to your account menu, and the **Usage** block on **Billing & usage**. For paid plans the count resets with your billing period; on Free it resets each calendar month.

## What to read next

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