This is the part of the catalogue aimed at shops rather than end users: credits and licences for the software that performs unlocks locally. They are priced per credit or per seat, and the failure modes are different from an IMEI unlock — the most expensive mistake is buying a top-up for the wrong account type.
Credit tools (SamKey, Z3X, Octoplus, General/Deep Unlocker, Global Auth) consume one credit per operation, and each vendor sells credits against either a new or an existing account. Buying the wrong one produces a code that cannot be used.
Licences (UnlockTool, Z3X Pandora, Octoplus FRP) are time-based seats. They are bound to the buyer's account and often to a machine fingerprint.
The free route fails for one of four reasons, and only the last one needs money: the device is still financed; the account was closed with a balance; the buyer is not the account holder; or the IMEI is reported. Everything else is a paperwork problem the carrier can fix.
Everything on this page is the paid route by definition; the value is in choosing correctly. Wasted credit purchases are the single most common complaint in this category, and nearly all of them are an account-type mismatch.
| Service | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Unlocker Pro (Similar General Unlocker) Credits Topup - Existing Account | $0.59 | tools & credits |
| Deep Unlocker Pro Credits Topup - New Account | $0.60 | tools & credits |
| General Unlocker Pro Credits Topup -Existing Account | $0.65 | tools & credits |
| General Unlocker Pro Credits Topup - New Account | $0.70 | tools & credits |
| Global Unlocker Credits Token | $0.79 | tools & credits |
| Global Auth Tool (Auth Flash / EFS Reset / FRP / FDL) Topup Credits - Existing Account | $0.80 | tools & credits |
| Phoenix Service Tool ( Nokia HMD TOOL) Topup Credits | $0.95 | Nokia |
| Express Gift Card $10 | $11.50 | tools & credits |
| UnlockTool license - 6 months | $25 | tools & credits |
| Deep Unlocker Pro (Similar General Unlocker) 1 Year Subscriptions - Existing Account | $58 | tools & credits |
10 services in this guide. Prices are live; sign in for volume pricing.
A credit is consumed per operation; a licence is a time-based seat.
Usually an account-type mismatch.
Depends on the vendor — check the service page.
Some tools bind to a machine fingerprint.
The prohibited-use lists on the service pages: fake IMEI, monitoring, development use, repeat unlocks.
Last checked 2026-10-28. Carrier rules are summarised from the operators’ own pages; where a rule has changed since, the operator’s page wins.