
Refunds and duplicate charges
Understand ALLO refund review, AI credit purchase checks, and how to report a duplicate or unrecognized charge.
Refunds are not the normal recovery path
ALLO subscription payments are generally non-refundable under the Terms of Service, except where required by law or stated in a written agreement. Refund requests for other purchases, including storage add-ons and AI credit purchases, are reviewed case by case under the applicable law and agreement.
Canceling a subscription stops future renewal according to the cancellation flow. It does not automatically refund charges that already happened. Downgrading a plan, reducing seats, or removing a storage add-on may create an invoice credit or billing adjustment when the billing provider applies one, but that is not the same as a cash refund.
If you have a billing question that is not covered here, contact sales@allo.io or open Customer Support from the app.
AI credit refunds are reviewed case by case
Deleting an AI result does not return credits because the AI work already ran. Turning off Auto-reload stops future automatic purchases, but it does not automatically reverse purchases that already completed while Auto-reload was enabled. If an AI credit purchase was duplicated, unrecognized, or otherwise incorrect, open Customer Support so the team can review the specific charge and any applicable refund eligibility.
Billing credits and invoice credits are also not AI credits. If a plan change produces a financial credit on an invoice, that credit affects billing balance. It does not become AI credit balance for AI actions.
For AI credit behavior, see Buy and manage AI credits.
Check the charge before reporting it
Before opening a duplicate-charge request, check whether the charge could be one of these:
| What it may be | Where to check |
|---|---|
| A subscription renewal | Workspace Settings → Billing |
| A plan upgrade or seat increase | Change a plan and invoice preview history |
| A storage add-on | Buy storage add-ons |
| An AI credit pack or Auto-reload purchase | Buy and manage AI credits |
| Another workspace under the same card | Switch workspaces and open Billing in each one |
| A bank authorization that is not settled | Check your bank statement after the pending state clears |
Same-day charges can happen when a workspace changes plan, adds seats, buys storage, buys AI credits, or has more than one workspace using the same payment method. The invoice history is the cleanest place to separate real duplicate charges from several different billing events.
Report a duplicate or unrecognized charge
Open Customer Support if a charge still looks duplicated, unexpected, or tied to the wrong workspace after checking Billing.
In the same support message, attach the receipt or invoice and include the email address of the ALLO account used for the purchase. The billing email shown on a receipt can be different from the email used to sign in to ALLO. Support needs both details together to match the charge to the right account and workspace.
Include:
| Detail | Why |
|---|---|
| Workspace name | Charges are workspace-scoped. |
| ALLO account email used for the purchase | Identifies the signed-in account connected to the workspace. |
| Receipt or invoice | Attach it in the same message as the ALLO account email so support can match the charge to the account and workspace. |
| Billing email, if different | The email printed on the receipt may belong to a billing contact rather than the signed-in ALLO account. |
| Charge date | Separates renewals, upgrades, and one-time purchases. |
| Amount and currency | Helps match the charge exactly. |
| Last four digits only | Safe card identifier if needed. Never send the full card number. |
| What you expected | For example, "We expected one annual renewal, not three same-day charges." |
| Screenshot | Useful if it shows the charge list without exposing sensitive card data. |
Do not send full card numbers, bank login details, passwords, security codes, or one-time login codes.
Proration credits are not refunds
When a paid workspace changes plan, seats, billing interval, or recurring storage add-ons in the middle of a billing period, Billing may show prorated charges or credits before confirmation. A prorated credit usually reduces an invoice or future billing balance. It should not be treated as a cash refund, and it does not add AI credits to the workspace.
For the full model, see Fair billing and proration. For concrete plan-change examples, see Change a plan.
If payment failed instead
If the problem is a failed card, open invoice, payment verification prompt, or payment banner, use Fix a payment issue. A failed payment is different from a refund or duplicate-charge question.
Related guides
- Open billing
- Change a plan
- Fix a payment issue
- Invoices, receipts, and quotes
- Fair billing and proration
- Buy and manage AI credits
- Contact support with the right details