When should I use Leiolai Research mode?
Use Leiolai Research for challenging non-sensitive tasks, such as exploring an idea, comparing public information, or developing a research question. Keep personal and other people’s private data out of Research. Choose Leiolai Private for confidential conversations.
What kind of work belongs in Research?
Use Leiolai Research to explore an idea, compare public sources, or work through a non-sensitive problem. For confidential source material, choose Private.
Develop a research questionWhich mode should I use for confidential information?
Choose Leiolai Private for confidential conversations. Keep sensitive personal information and other people’s private data out of Leiolai Research. Selecting a higher thinking level does not change Research into Private; mode and effort are different controls.
Private conversationsAre Research conversations saved with my account?
Research and Private conversations are saved with your Leiolai account and sync across signed-in devices. Use the same account on supported apps or browser access when you want to continue a conversation through that account.
Account history and syncCan I choose Plus Ultra thinking in Research on Free?
Yes. Leiolai Plus Ultra thinking is available on Free. Use the effort selector to choose the thinking depth for your Research task.
Thinking depth choicesWhich API mode value selects Research?
Use mode: non-private on an Unrestricted key. A Leiolai Research-only API key can omit the field because the key permits only Research access. A request cannot override the key restriction; use the correct key for the mode your application needs.
API mode selectionHow is Research API use priced?
API pricing depends on mode and effort. Low, medium, and high Research efforts use launch rates; xhigh uses standard pricing. The published Leiolai Research low launch rate is $0.01 per million input tokens and $0.02 per million output tokens.
Estimate token costDoes a paid plan replace choosing a conversation mode?
No. Select Research or Private for the conversation’s content. Paid Leiolai membership adds its Research limits and subscriber earning bonus.
Membership benefitsHow should I begin a Research task?
Give Leiolai Research your question, the relevant non-sensitive information, and the output you want. For example: “Compare these three approaches against the requirements below. Give the main tradeoff for each and list the information still needed to decide.”
Prompt structure and follow-ups