What Is a Credit Chain?
A credit chain is a SKALE Chain where compute resources are paid for through compute credits. Developers and/or users purchase credits, and transactions deduct compute from the credit balance — no separate gas token needed. On SKALE Base Mainnet, credits use the CREDIT native token. SKALE Base Testnet uses a faucet instead.How It Works
Buying Credits (SKALE Base Mainnet)
Credits are purchased at https://base.skalenodes.com/credits:- Check your CREDIT balance
- Select Buy credits
- Choose payment method — USDC or SKL
- Complete the purchase
Compute credits are currently only available on SKALE Base Mainnet. SKALE Base Testnet uses the faucet at https://base-sepolia-faucet.skale.space.
Key Characteristics
- Flexible payment — Developers can buy credits for their users, or users can purchase their own
- No sFUEL needed — credits replace the valueless gas token model
- Transparent balance — credit balance is visible on the credits page
- Faucet available for testnet — no purchase needed during development
Comparison
Related Topics
- Gas Fees — SKALE’s gas fee models
- Go Live — Deploy on SKALE Base
- SKALE on Base — Chain details