How are Leiolai earnings, a paid plan, and API balance different?
You can earn with Leiolai by contributing computation from the app, then use those earnings to ask Leiolai questions without a monthly subscription. Paid Leiolai plans increase Research usage limits and add earning bonuses. The Leiolai developer API charges for input and output tokens using your available balance and any applicable API budget.
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Can I use earnings instead of a monthly subscription?
Yes. You can earn through supported Leiolai apps and use those earnings to ask Leiolai questions without a monthly subscription.
What does a paid membership buy?
Leiolai Standard, Pro, and Plus Ultra increase Research limits, cover up to eight members, and add subscriber earning bonuses of +5%, +35%, and +500%, respectively. Free already includes Leiolai 1, Plus Ultra thinking, and an earned path to Silicon.
Paid membership benefitsHow is API use charged?
The Leiolai API charges input and output tokens according to mode and thinking effort. Low, medium, and high Research rates use launch pricing; Private and xhigh use standard pricing. API balance and budgets control metered developer use rather than the Leiolai app’s membership allowance.
API usage and billingDoes a plan gift add API balance?
No. A Leiolai plan gift provides the selected membership’s Research limits and subscriber earning boost for the gifted term. A separate balance top-up is not included.
Gift benefitsIs reaching Silicon a balance purchase?
Silicon is the highest Leiolai chip rank. Every rank is reachable on Leiolai Free through progress, including contributing computation, saving water, and moving up the leaderboard. Higher ranks unlock higher intelligence levels and increase the rank bonus.
Chip-rank progressIs Plus Ultra thinking the $999 plan?
Leiolai uses Plus Ultra for both a thinking level and a paid membership. Leiolai Plus Ultra thinking is available on Free. The paid Leiolai Plus Ultra plan costs $999 per month at the published US web price and adds the highest Research limits, eight-member coverage, and a +500% subscriber earning bonus.
Thinking, rank, and membershipHow do I top up for developer API use?
In the Leiolai web app, open Account and choose Top up beside your balance.
API key and balance setupWhat happens when an API balance or budget runs out?
The Leiolai API reports distinct errors for insufficient balance and an exhausted API budget. A continuous session will end when the available balance or API budget is exhausted. Read the response code to choose whether to top up, change a budget, or request less output.
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