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.
• 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 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

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$4.99	80,000  525 152 Credits per Token
Pilot Credit Pack / Hoard of Tokens	US$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, 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 (s)	Avg. per Hour
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
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
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
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
RUF CTR 3	San Diego Harbor	Flawless	5,895	55	292,560
Lamborghini Veneno	Alps	Flawless	5,845	55	290,160
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 Fall Out Boy Update, 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.

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

The maximum total is  13,446,000.