---
title: Run a Workflow
description: How to open a workflow, fund a run, and what happens when it completes.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/billing/run-a-workflow
section: billing
---
# Run a Workflow

> How to open a workflow, fund a run, and what happens when it completes.

## Overview

Running a hosted workflow is a per-run purchase. You see one price upfront. That price covers the creator's margin plus the compute needed to run the workflow at its maximum allowed input size. You pay from a prepaid bundle tied to that workflow version, or from your wallet balance.

Successful runs charge the displayed price. The creator earns 80% of their margin. Failed or cancelled runs do not charge the creator's margin and do not use a bundle run. Demo runs and builder test runs are always free.

## What you pay

The run panel shows a single price. It equals the creator's margin plus the estimated compute at the input limit set when the workflow was published. You never see a breakdown of tokens, compute costs, or platform fees in the app.

```docprice
{"margin":0.05,"compute":0.012,"label":"Example at max input"}
```

Within the allowed input size, that price stays fixed. Smaller inputs do not reduce the price. Inputs above the limit are blocked before any charge.

## How funding works

When you start a run, Edgaze checks your funding in this order:

1. A prepaid bundle for this workflow and version, if you have runs left
2. Your wallet balance

If you have no bundle runs and your wallet cannot cover the price, the run will not start. You will see an insufficient funds message.

Bundle-funded runs use one prepaid run instead of debiting your wallet for that execution. Wallet-funded runs reserve the full displayed price until the run finishes.

## Starting a run

Open the workflow product page. If you have not purchased access, complete checkout first. Your purchase locks in a workflow version and its prices.

Provide input that fits within the workflow's limits (file size, pages, tokens, or other constraints set at publish). When you trigger the run, the workflow executes on Edgaze's hosted engine.

On success, wallet-funded runs charge your balance for the displayed price. Bundle-funded runs consume one prepaid run. The creator earns 80% of their margin.

## Special cases

**Demo run.** No charge, no creator earnings. A demo badge appears on the run surface.

**Builder test run.** Same as demo. Preview runs in Workflow Studio do not bill.

**Legacy unlock listing.** Some older listings use a one-time purchase model instead of per-run pricing. See [Legacy Unlock](/docs/billing/legacy-unlock).

## What you see in Edgaze

- Product page: one displayed per-run price and input limit
- Run panel: price quote, funding hint (bundle runs remaining or wallet), run progress, and completion or failure message
- Wallet page: balance, available after active runs, and transaction history after successful runs
- Demo flows: verification step and demo badge; no price debit on completion

## Related policies

- [What You Pay For](/docs/billing/what-you-pay-for)
- [Funding Runs](/docs/billing/funding-runs)
- [When Runs Fail](/docs/billing/when-runs-fail)
- [Workflow Run Policy](/docs/workflow-run-policy)
- [Refund Policy](/docs/refund-policy)