Tokens

Tokens are ikigize's usage-based currency for premium features. One token equals 0.01€. The core platform — browsing courses, reading content, managing tasks, chat, and semantic search — is completely free. Tokens are only consumed by AI interactions and file storage beyond the free tier.

What tokens pay for

Two things consume tokens on ikigize:

AI Interactions

AI-powered content generation and assistance (debited from your user wallet; optional org coverage may apply)

EXAMPLES:

AI agent conversations and assistance
Task instruction generation
Content recommendations and summaries
Module and course creation assistance
AI-powered content analysis

Cost structure: Variable based on conversation length and complexity

External Paid API Services

Third-party paid AI services and premium integrations

EXAMPLES:

External AI assistant integrations
Premium API services for specialized tasks
Advanced third-party AI tools
Paid external service integrations

Cost structure: Based on API pricing and usage

Premium Storage

File uploads beyond the free tier: 1 GB per user (personal) or 1 GB total for the organisation library — billed daily to owner wallets

EXAMPLES:

First 1 GB per user for personal uploads; 1 GB total (shared) for organisation library storage
Documents, images, and course materials
Large file uploads and archives
Public resources: cost split across holders; each share settles on the owning user or organisation wallet
Private files: full cost to the uploader’s user wallet

Cost structure: ~4 tokens/GB/month beyond the applicable free allowance (user or organisation)

The token price

Every token has a fixed value of 0.01€. Token consumption rates adjust as underlying service costs change — the token price itself never changes, making budgeting predictable.

Premium operations apply a 90% markup over actual platform costs. For an average AI conversation (inferred cost ~0.10€):

Token Cost = (0.10€ × 1.9) ÷ 0.01€ = 19 tokens (0.19€)

Plan your monthly cost

The interactive estimator below uses the same rates as production billing (hosting per member on billable campuses and courses, storage beyond the free tier, and a planned AI budget per member from your organisation wallet). Adjust numbers to match your scenario.

Plan your costs

Estimate monthly token spend using production rates: hosting (after free campus and course tiers), storage beyond the free pool, and per-member AI budget from your organisation wallet.

Choose a profile that matches your organisation, or enter custom numbers.

Used to scale per-member AI budget from the organisation wallet. Organisation storage includes 1 GB free total (not per member).

Two wallets, two billing paths

ikigize only has two wallet types: a user wallet (every account) and an organisation wallet (for each organisation). There are no separate wallets for campuses, courses, or other entities.

How costs attach depends on what you’re doing:

  • AI usage is always debited from the user’s wallet. Where an organisation has agreed to support its members, part of that spend may be covered from the organisation wallet up to configured limits — your wallet view shows spend and any applicable coverage.
  • Hosting and storage for libraries and infrastructure are billed to the owning user or organisation. Costs roll up into monthly bills per campus, course, session, or task you own; your wallet shows a projected monthly total alongside your balance.

Organisations allocate tokens to member user wallets and can set default or per-member spending limits — not to separate campus or course wallets.

Explore in detail

  • Wallets & billing — user vs organisation wallets, AI vs hosting/storage, and free vs. purchased tokens
  • AI Token Usage — which AI operations cost tokens, the pricing formula, and concrete examples
  • Storage Billing — free storage tier, daily billing cycle, and how public resource costs are shared
  • Allocation & Limits — moving tokens from an organisation wallet to members and setting limits
  • Community Tokens — earning tokens through contributions (not yet available)