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 | High-volume drafts, welcomes, simple replies |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3 | $15 | Default. Balanced quality and cost |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $15 | $75 | Sensitive moderation calls, long-form summaries |
The platform's resolver picks the model 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 (default), 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 route through the resolver, 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 in code (InferenceClient::MODEL_PRICING_MICROS). Every successful generation writes one row to ai_usage_log with input tokens, output tokens, model name, and cost in micro-USD (1 USD = 1,000,000 micros).
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. The 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, Sonnet default):
- Welcomes: 5 to 10 per day. Less than $0.05/day.
- Weekly summary: 1 per week. About $0.10 per summary.
- Churn re-engagement: 1 to 5 per day. Less than $0.10/day.
- Meet suggestions: 0 to 5 per day. Less than $0.05/day.
- Forum replies: 0 to 5 per day. Less than $0.10/day.
- Moderation: 1 cost per report. About $0.02 per report.
Most communities spend $5 to $30/month on Sonnet. Switching everything to Haiku usually cuts that by 60% to 70%.
Access
Requires Tenant Admin role or higher.
## 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](/know/admin-automation-engine). For your Anthropic API key, see [BYOK: Anthropic API Key](/know/byok-anthropic-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 | High-volume drafts, welcomes, simple replies | | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3 | $15 | Default. Balanced quality and cost | | Claude Opus 4.5 | $15 | $75 | Sensitive moderation calls, long-form summaries | The platform's resolver picks the model 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 (default), 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 route through the resolver, 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 in code (`InferenceClient::MODEL_PRICING_MICROS`). Every successful generation writes one row to `ai_usage_log` with input tokens, output tokens, model name, and cost in micro-USD (1 USD = 1,000,000 micros). 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. The AI features stay closed until your key is set. See [BYOK: Anthropic API Key](/know/byok-anthropic-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, Sonnet default): - Welcomes: 5 to 10 per day. Less than $0.05/day. - Weekly summary: 1 per week. About $0.10 per summary. - Churn re-engagement: 1 to 5 per day. Less than $0.10/day. - Meet suggestions: 0 to 5 per day. Less than $0.05/day. - Forum replies: 0 to 5 per day. Less than $0.10/day. - Moderation: 1 cost per report. About $0.02 per report. Most communities spend $5 to $30/month on Sonnet. Switching everything to Haiku usually cuts that by 60% to 70%. --- ## Access Requires Tenant Admin role or higher.