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I can't start a task — "balance too low"

You selected Run on a task and instead of starting, it stopped with a low-balance error. DIJJI.ai checks your balance before a run begins, and yours is under the minimum needed to start one.

This is a different problem from a run that pauses partway through for Waiting for Payment — see Which problem is this? below to be sure you’re on the right page.

The minimum to start a task

To start a run, your organization’s balance must be at least $10. If it’s below that, Run won’t begin the run — DIJJI.ai checks first so it doesn’t start work it can’t carry.

This is a separate, lower threshold from the $100 minimum needed to create a project. Creating projects costs more to clear than starting a run on an existing one. For the full set of thresholds, see Balances, spending limits, and time.

How to fix it

The error includes a button that takes you to the billing page. From there:

  1. Open Settings → Billing (the error’s button goes straight there).
  2. Top up the organization’s balance so it clears $10 — and ideally comfortably above it, so the run doesn’t stop again partway through.
  3. Return to the task and select Run again.

Topping up the balance is an admin action. If you’re a member, you’ll see a note pointing you to an admin instead of the balance — ask an admin to top up. See I can’t see the balance card or invite anyone.

Which problem is this?

Two balance problems look similar but are not the same:

  • The run never startedthis page. Balance was under $10 when you selected Run, so the run was blocked before it began. Top up past the minimum and run it again.
  • The run started, then paused — a different page. A run that was already going stopped for Waiting for Payment because the balance ran out mid-flight. That run isn’t lost; it resumes once the balance is restored. See Resume a run that’s waiting for payment.

The tell is the run itself: if there’s no run on the task, it never started — you’re on the right page. If there’s a run sitting in Waiting for Payment, follow the payment page instead.

Still blocked after topping up

If the balance is clearly above $10 and Run still won’t start the task:

  • Give it a moment and refresh. The balance check reads the current figure; a refresh ensures the page isn’t showing a stale number.
  • Check for an active run. Only one run can be active per project at a time. If another run is already going, that’s a separate block — see I can’t start a task — another run is already active.
  • If neither applies, reach out to DIJJI.ai support with the project name, the task, and your current balance.