diff --git a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/rate-limiters/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.mjs b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/rate-limiters/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.mjs
index 3bd5ac920b..921ec3000e 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/rate-limiters/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/rate-limiters/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.mjs
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ export default class FeatureUsageRateLimiter {
   /**
    *
    * @param {string} userId
+   * @param {number} cost - the amount to increment the users usage by, may be 0 for features that are quota locked but dont consume any uses
    * @param {import('express').Response} res
    */
-  async useFeature(userId, res) {
+  async useFeature(userId, res, cost = 1) {
     const allowance = await this._getAllowance(userId)
 
     const featureUsages = await UserFeatureUsage.findOneAndUpdate(
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default class FeatureUsageRateLimiter {
                       $lte: [`$features.${this.featureName}.usage`, allowance],
                     },
                     then: {
-                      $add: [`$features.${this.featureName}.usage`, 1],
+                      $add: [`$features.${this.featureName}.usage`, cost],
                     },
                     else: `$features.${this.featureName}.usage`,
                   },
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export default class FeatureUsageRateLimiter {
    * @param {string} userId
    * @param {import('express').Response} res
    */
-  async decrementFeatureUsage(userId, res) {
+  async decrementFeatureUsage(userId, res, cost = 1) {
     const allowance = await this._getAllowance(userId)
     const featureUsages = await UserFeatureUsage.findOneAndUpdate(
       { _id: userId },
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export default class FeatureUsageRateLimiter {
         {
           $set: {
             [`features.${this.featureName}.usage`]: {
-              $add: [`$features.${this.featureName}.usage`, -1],
+              $add: [`$features.${this.featureName}.usage`, -cost],
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.test.mjs b/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.test.mjs
index 2a8e817706..27c61113c9 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.test.mjs
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.test.mjs
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ describe('AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
   describe('useFeature', function () {
     describe('with some remaining allowance left', function () {
       it('should suceed', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await expect(
+          ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 1)
+        ).to.not.be.rejected
+      })
+
+      it('should succeed with cost=0', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await expect(
+          ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 0)
+        ).to.not.be.rejected
+      })
+
+      it('should succeed with default cost when cost is omitted', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
         await expect(ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res))
           .to.not.be.rejected
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@ describe('AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
       it('should be rejected with TooManyRequestsError', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
         await expect(
-          ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res)
+          ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 1)
         ).to.be.rejectedWith('aiFeatureUsage rate limit exceeded')
       })
     })
@@ -179,4 +193,30 @@ describe('AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
       )
     })
   })
+
+  describe('decrementFeatureUsage', function () {
+    it('should call findOneAndUpdate to decrement usage', async function (ctx) {
+      const res = { set: () => null }
+      await ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(
+        ctx.userId,
+        res,
+        1
+      )
+      expect(ctx.UserFeatureUsageModel.findOneAndUpdate).to.have.been.called
+    })
+
+    it('should accept a custom cost parameter', async function (ctx) {
+      const res = { set: () => null }
+      await expect(
+        ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(ctx.userId, res, 3)
+      ).to.not.be.rejected
+    })
+
+    it('should use default cost of 1 when cost is omitted', async function (ctx) {
+      const res = { set: () => null }
+      await expect(
+        ctx.AiFeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(ctx.userId, res)
+      ).to.not.be.rejected
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.sequential.test.mjs b/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.sequential.test.mjs
index bfcea70846..b71069f9a7 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.sequential.test.mjs
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/src/infrastructure/FeatureUsageRateLimiter.sequential.test.mjs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ describe('FeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
     describe('with no usage', function (ctx) {
       it('should succeed', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
-        await expect(ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res)).to
-          .not.be.rejected
+        await expect(ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 1))
+          .to.not.be.rejected
       })
     })
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ describe('FeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
 
       it('should suceed', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
-        await expect(ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res)).to
-          .not.be.rejected
+        await expect(ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 1))
+          .to.not.be.rejected
       })
     })
 
@@ -87,10 +87,60 @@ describe('FeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
       it('should be rejected with TooManyRequestsError', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
         await expect(
-          ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res)
+          ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 1)
         ).to.be.rejectedWith(TooManyRequestsError)
       })
     })
+
+    describe('with cost=0', function () {
+      beforeEach(async function (ctx) {
+        await UserFeatureUsage.create({
+          _id: ctx.userId,
+          features: {
+            [MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME]: { usage: 50, periodStart: new Date() },
+          },
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('should not increment usage', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 0)
+        const usages =
+          await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.getRemainingFeatureUses(ctx.userId)
+        expect(usages[MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME].remainingUsage).to.equal(50)
+      })
+
+      it('should still be rejected when over the limit', async function (ctx) {
+        await UserFeatureUsage.findOneAndUpdate(
+          { _id: ctx.userId },
+          { $set: { [`features.${MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME}.usage`]: 101 } }
+        )
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await expect(
+          ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 0)
+        ).to.be.rejectedWith(TooManyRequestsError)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with cost greater than 1', function () {
+      it('should increment usage by the specified cost', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res, 5)
+        const usages =
+          await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.getRemainingFeatureUses(ctx.userId)
+        expect(usages[MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME].remainingUsage).to.equal(95)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with default cost parameter', function () {
+      it('should increment usage by 1 when cost is omitted', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.useFeature(ctx.userId, res)
+        const usages =
+          await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.getRemainingFeatureUses(ctx.userId)
+        expect(usages[MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME].remainingUsage).to.equal(99)
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('getRemainingFeatureUses', function () {
@@ -136,7 +186,31 @@ describe('FeatureUsageRateLimiter', function () {
         ctx._getAllowanceStub.resolves(100)
       })
 
-      it('should return a usage', async function (ctx) {
+      it('should decrement usage by 1 when cost is 1', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(
+          ctx.userId,
+          res,
+          1
+        )
+        const usages =
+          await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.getRemainingFeatureUses(ctx.userId)
+        expect(usages[MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME].remainingUsage).to.equal(71)
+      })
+
+      it('should decrement usage by the specified cost', async function (ctx) {
+        const res = { set: () => null }
+        await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(
+          ctx.userId,
+          res,
+          5
+        )
+        const usages =
+          await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.getRemainingFeatureUses(ctx.userId)
+        expect(usages[MOCKED_FEATURE_NAME].remainingUsage).to.equal(75)
+      })
+
+      it('should decrement usage by 1 when cost is omitted (default)', async function (ctx) {
         const res = { set: () => null }
         await ctx.FeatureUsageRateLimiter.decrementFeatureUsage(ctx.userId, res)
         const usages =