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title: "Point Estimator"
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published: 2023-01-06T15:49:07Z
canonical: "docs.catchpoint.com/point-estimator-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.catchpoint.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Point Estimator

The Point Estimator helps you understand how many points a test may consume based on its configuration settings, so that you can manage your monthly points usage. It provides the following key pieces of information:

- To understand the impact the test has on the allocated usage
  - % of Allocation: The ratio between the estimated usage rates for the test and the total allocated rate.
- To understand how much room there is for more additional usage
  - Allowance: the difference between the real-time usage rates and the allocated rate
  - Allocated Hourly Rate: The hourly rate of the allocation based on available points
  - Hourly Rate: The current estimated hourly rate of the test

![point1.png](https://support.catchpoint.com/hc/article_attachments/4402427023501/point1.png)

(Test properties accessed via tooltip)

***Note:*** *For clients on legacy pricing, if they exceed an average request of 50 in the previous day, the points per test run will cost 2 points.*