AI Model & Cost Control
Pick which Claude model powers your AI features. Cheaper models cost less per token but produce shorter or simpler drafts. The picker lives in the System section of /admin/config.
For the AI Community Manager itself, see AI Community Manager. For your Anthropic API key, see BYOK: Anthropic API Key.
Pricing matrix
Prices are Anthropic's published rates. Mobieus passes them through with no markup. You pay Anthropic directly using your own API key.
| Model | Input (per million tokens) | Output (per million tokens) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1 | $5 | Default. High-volume drafts, welcomes, simple replies |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3 | $15 | Balanced quality and cost |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $15 | $75 | Sensitive moderation calls, long-form summaries |
If you don't pick a model, AI features run on Haiku 4.5, the cost-optimized default. The model is resolved on every generation, so a setting change takes effect on the next draft.
Per-feature overrides
The default model setting applies to every AI feature. To override a single feature, set its dedicated key.
Example: run welcomes on Haiku (cheap), summaries on Sonnet, and moderation on Opus (high stakes).
| Key | Controls |
|---|---|
ai.model |
Default for every AI feature unless overridden |
ai.welcome_model |
Welcome drafts |
ai.weekly_summary_model |
Weekly admin summaries |
ai.churn_reengagement_model |
Churn re-engagement drafts |
ai.meet_suggestion_model |
Meet-suggestion intro drafts |
ai.forum_reply_model |
Forum reply drafts |
ai.moderation_assist_model |
Moderation recommendations |
All 6 of the AI Community Manager's generators read these keys, so any per-feature override takes effect on the next draft.
Set a per-feature key to the empty value to fall back to the default.
30-day spend dashboard
The System section shows your last 30 days of AI spend. Visible at a glance:
- Total cost. USD with 2 decimal places.
- By model. Cost grouped by which Claude model produced the drafts.
- By feature. Cost grouped by which AI feature (welcome, summary, etc.) produced the drafts.
- Daily spark line. A 30-day sparkline showing daily cost.
Drill in to see per-draft cost with input and output token counts on the AI Community Manager queue at /admin/community-manager.
How cost is computed
The platform stores Anthropic's per-token rates and records every successful generation with input tokens, output tokens, model name, and cost. Cost is computed locally without a round-trip to Anthropic, so the dashboard updates immediately.
BYOK requirement
You supply your own Anthropic API key at /admin/community-manager/settings. Mobieus has no fallback key. AI features stay closed until your key is set.
See BYOK: Anthropic API Key for how to get a key and configure it.
Tier gate
AI features are available on Creator Plus and Sovereign plans. Lower-tier plans do not have access.
Cost guidance
Typical small community (200 active members, all features on, Haiku default):
- Welcomes: 5 to 10 per day. A few cents per day.
- Weekly summary: 1 per week. A few cents per summary.
- Churn re-engagement: 1 to 5 per day. A few cents per day.
- Meet suggestions: 0 to 5 per day. A few cents per day.
- Forum replies: 0 to 5 per day. A few cents per day.
- Moderation: 1 cost per report. A fraction of a cent per report.
Most communities spend only a few dollars a month on Haiku. Switching some features to Sonnet or Opus raises quality for a higher per-draft cost.
Access
The model picker and spend dashboard are on /admin/config, which requires the Tenant Super Admin role.
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