Credits

Credits are the most commonly used currency in the Asphalt series, replacing the Cash used in Asphalt 7: Heat and being replaced by Dollars ($) in Asphalt Street Storm Racing.

Asphalt 8: Airborne

The only currency in the game until the inclusion of Tokens with the 2014 Winter update, Credits are a fundamental element of the game, being the primary way to purchase in-game objects without having to spend real money, since Tokens are much harder to obtain. Credits can be won by finishing races, winning Time-Limited Events, completing vehicle collections or purchasing credit packs. Credits earned at the end of races can also be increased by the Double Credits booster, completing Bonus Star Requirements and the Daily Bonus multiplier.

Items bought with Credits

• A majority of the cars in the game are purchasable with credits. As of the Elite Cars Update, several have the option of paying with either currency.
  • During the price changes on November 13, 2017 (accounts made after that date only), January 19, 2018 and March 23, 2018, several Token-only vehicles became purchasable for Credits.
• The Decals Update also introduced customizable decals you can buy for cars (hence the name), many of which can be purchased with credits.
• The Super Racer Kit Box is the only Pro Box that is purchasable with credits.
• The Upgrades and Pro Kits for each vehicle are purchasable with credits. As of the Lunar New Year Update, several of the subsequent cars have the option of paying with either currency for MAX Upgrades.
  • The exceptions to this are the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, Mosler Super GT, Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition, Apollo N, Apollo Intensa Emozione, Rimac Concept S, Mazda RX-8 Special Edition, Ferrari 488 Pista and Rezvani Beast Alpha.
• As of June 26th, 2017, a fourth Exclusive Deal is purchasable using credits.

Credit Packs

Credit packs are an in-app purchase that provides the player a set amount of credits in exchange for real money. While the price for a pack increases for a bigger payout, the larger packs are overall of more value as the player gains a larger amount for a reduced money → credits cost ratio. With the Rio de Janeiro Update, each credit pack will also award the player with VIP points for the VIP system.

1. Rookie Credit Pack:  30,000 & 200 VIP points
2. Driver Credit Pack:  80,000 & 500 VIP points
3. Pilot Credit Pack:  175,000 & 1,000 VIP points
4. Pro Credit Pack:  420,000 & 2,000 VIP points
5. Champion Credit Pack:  1,200,000 & 5,000 VIP points
6. Master Credit Pack:  3,000,000 & 10,000 VIP points

Anniversary Coins

Available only during the 5th Anniversary event, Anniversary Coins can be purchased as part of any Credits or Tokens pack.

1. Rookie Credit Pack: 150 Coins
2. Driver Credit Pack: 350 Coins
3. Pilot Credit Pack: 675 Coins
4. Pro Credit Pack: 1,200 Coins
5. Champion Credit Pack: 2,625 Coins
6. Master Credit Pack: 3,750 Coins

Transferability with Tokens

There is no official conversion rate between credits and tokens in Asphalt 8: Airborne. A token is worth  138 on average and at the most,  341. This is only an estimate as the amount of in-game tokens received for an equivalent value of credits depends largely on what you purchased.

In general, the lower the credit/token ratio of the car price is, the more economical it would be to purchase the car with credits instead of tokens. Due to the scarcity and high value of tokens to most players, it is usually a better choice to purchase item with credits and save the tokens for other uses.

Vehicle/Item	Cost	Value
Rookie Credit Pack / Handful of Tokens	US$1.99	30,000  200 150 Credits per Token
Driver Credit Pack / Stack of Tokens	US$4.99	80,000  525 152 Credits per Token
Pilot Credit Pack / Hoard of Tokens	US$9.99	175,000  1,100 159 Credits per Token
Pro Credit Pack / Mountain of Tokens	US$19.99	420,000  2,400 175 Credits per Token
Champion Credit Pack / Truckload of Tokens	US$49.99	1,200,000  6,500 185 Credits per Token
Master Credit Pack / Vault of Tokens	US$99.99	3,000,000  15,000 200 Credits per Token
Suzuki GSX-R750	30,000 or  200	150 Credits per Token
Volkswagen Beetle Turbo	26,000 or  180	144 Credits per Token
Ferrari 308 GTS	120,000 or  1,100	109 Credits per Token
Mazda RX-8	325,000 or  1,850	175 Credits per Token
Buick Avista Concept	425,000 or  2,400	177 Credits per Token
Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic	125,000 or  525	238 Credits per Token
Acura NSX 2005	90,000 or  750	120 Credits per Token
Felino cB7	250,000 or  2,100	119 Credits per Token
Lamborghini Miura	325,000 or  2,100	154 Credits per Token
Mitsubishi Eclipse	395,000 or  2,300	171 Credits per Token
Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series	495,000 or  2,400	206 Credits per Token
DS Survolt	45,000 or  250	180 Credits per Token
Chevrolet SS	425,000 or  3,500	121 Credits per Token
TVR Sagaris	930,000 or  3,950	235 Credits per Token
Ferrari GTC4Lusso	765,000 or  4,325	176 Credits per Token
2010 Bentley Continental Supersports	975,000 or  4,925	197 Credits per Token
Ferrari LaFerrari	235,000 or  1,975	118 Credits per Token
Volkswagen W12	475,000 or  3,450	137 Credits per Token
Mosler GT3	985,000 or  5,325	184 Credits per Token
Jaguar XJ220S	1,275,000 or  5,975	213 Credits per Token
Koenigsegg Agera R	425,000 or  2,375	178 Credits per Token
SSC Tuatara	950,000 or  4,750	200 Credits per Token
Renault Sport R.S. 01	1,950,000 or  9,925	196 Credits per Token
Mosler Land Shark	2,250,000 or  10,975	205 Credits per Token
TRION NEMESIS	3,275,000 or  13,975	234 Credits per Token
Devel Sixteen Prototype	4,950,000 or  14,500	341 Credits per Token

Obtaining Credits

While every race in the game (except for Quick Solo Race and failed Flawless races) has a Credits payout, the fastest method of earning credits is with Season 9: Beyond or Car Mastery Challenge #14/#15 events, preferably on short tracks such as San Diego Harbor, Alps, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Westminster Bridge/The London Eye, Munich Subway, and some layouts of The Great Wall. Listed below are the currently most proficient cars at Credits-grinding at Challenge 15.

Car	Track	Race Type	Base Payout (​)	Avg. Race Length	Avg. ​ per Hour
2018 McLaren X2	The London Eye	Flawless	6,525​	45	372,462​
McLaren MP4-31	Dubai	Flawless	6,300​	44	365,625​
Weber Faster One	The Mirage	Flawless	6,000​	46	338,182​
McLaren 675LT	Dubai Reverse	Unplugged	6,085​	47	337,702​
Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition	Dubai Reverse	Classic	6,145​	48	335,912​
GT by CITROEN	The London Eye	Flawless	6,185​	49	333,130​
Pagani Huayra BC	The London Eye	Unplugged	6,135​	49	330,522​
McLaren F1 XP-5	Dubai Reverse	Unplugged	5,805​	46	327,546​
Vanda Electrics Dendrobium	The London Eye	Unplugged	6,130​	50	325,543​
Apollo Intensa Emozione	French Guiana	Flawless	6,715​	57	323,298​
McLaren Mercedes MP4-25	Alps	Unplugged	5,895​	48	322,677​
Bentley EXP10 Speed 6	Alps Reverse	Unplugged	6,060​	50	321,943​
W Motors Lykan HyperSport	Dubai	Unplugged	5,950​	49	320,870​
Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition	San Diego Harbor Rev.	Unplugged	6,290​	53	320,055​
SSC Tuatara	The London Eye	Unplugged	5,975​	50	317,572​
Koenigsegg Agera R	Alps Reverse	Unplugged	5,975​	54	300,406​
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage	San Diego Harbor	Flawless	5,795​	52	299,750​
Lamborghini Veneno	Alps	Flawless	5,845​	55	290,160​
RUF CTR 3	San Diego Harbor	Flawless	5,895​	56	288,711​
Sbarro Alcador	San Diego Harbor	Flawless	5,790​	55	287,520​

While racing with boosters (Nitro Starter & Tuning Kit) will reduce the race duration, it is more detrimental than going un-boosted as the additional cost for 1 hour of usage will outweigh the increased profit for an overall loss in credit accumulation (assuming that the boosters were not purchased through Exclusive Deals, earned via Time Limited Events, completing Collections or Car Mastery).

Prior to the price changes on March 23, 2018, the Lamborghini Veneno could be used as the first stepping stone in credits grinding as it only cost  861,774​ to buy and MAX PRO and does not require Engine Cards in its Pro Kits, However, after March 23, 2018, the Veneno was changed so it can only be purchased with Tokens.

While the 2015 GTA Spano has comparable profitability to the cars mentioned above, the car is rendered impractical with its paywall restriction and Elite Car status with tune-ups for it taking 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete.

As previously mentioned, completing certain Collections in the game will award the player with a credit reward. Listed below are all of the collections with a credit reward.

Collection	Reward	MAX Reward
Ion Runners	17,000​	60,000​
U.S. Monsters	45,000​	150,000​
Audi	9,000​	50,000​
New Blood	100,000​	215,000​
GT Club	125,000​	500,000​
Winter is gone	200,000​	750,000​
Red Stallions	350,000​	700,000​
Hot Summer	325,000​	800,000​
Chevrolet	150,000​	N/A
McLaren	500,000​	1,000,000​
Running of the Bulls	250,000​	1,000,000​
Japanese Dragons	225,000​	750,000​
European Collection	350,000​	N/A
Mercedes	400,000​	850,000​
BMW	N/A	675,000​
Top Tier	N/A	1,200,000​
Bolides	700,000​	N/A
Gran Turismo	N/A	1,000,000​
Total	3,746,000​	9,700,000​
	Grand Total	13,446,000​