1. š§ How It Works#
The pay-as-you-use pricing model offered by Thinkeo is based on a credit system.You consume credits when a User from your Team performs a publication. You don't consume any credits for configuring your Apps.More specifically, you consume credits when an advanced block is executed from the Publication Interface. These blocks are billed based on the words present in the block (using token logic) or per unit, depending on the block type.š Reminder: In Thinkeo, you have two types of blocks: simple blocks and advanced blocks. Simple blocks don't consume credits, so it's possible to create complete workflows and Apps for free without AI.
š Block Nesting and Credit Consumption#
In Thinkeo, credit consumption depends on block nesting:Simple blocks (Paragraph, Group, Choice, Condition) don't consume credits when used independently
However, when a simple block is nested within an advanced block, it contributes to the parent block's credit consumption
š¤ Example with AI Block#
When an AI block contains simple blocks:1
Parent Block Consumption
The AI block (parent block) consumes credits for all its content, including the simple blocks it contains
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Nested Paragraph Blocks
Paragraph blocks used inside the AI block consume credits per token, even though they're normally free when used alone
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Nested File Blocks
File blocks used inside the AI block consume credits per token AND cost a fixed unit amount. Outside an AI block, they would only cost the fixed amount
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General Rule: The advanced block (parent) determines credit consumption for all blocks it contains, whether they're simple or advanced.
2. š° Thinkeo Credit Pricing#
š Cost Structure#
Cost per Million: ā¬0.1 for 1M Thinkeo creditsFree credits per Team per month: 50MEach month, this free amount is renewed for the entire Team.š Credit Correspondences#
š Words Recorded by Search Block (Embedding)#
The Search block feeds a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) so that uploaded files are split into excerpts (embeddings), allowing questions asked in the Search block to retrieve these excerpts.1
First Document Upload
When a new document is first uploaded to the Search block, each word consumes one credit
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30-Day Storage Period
For 30 days, the document will be stored on our servers and will no longer cost credits for this transformation into excerpts
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Document Expiration
After 30 days, the document will be deleted from our servers. A new upload will therefore consume one credit per word again
Search block token cost during excerpt conversion: 1 creditš§ Estimated Consumption per Word, by AI Model#
AI models have different costs for "Input" and "Output":Input corresponds to the prompt sent to the AI, meaning all words that will compose the AI block (and its child blocks)
Output corresponds to the response generated by the AI
AI models count words in tokens (whole words, word parts, or characters for some models). The following table is indicative to give you a scale of the Thinkeo credit cost for each model per simple word.š” AI Model Credit Consumption
Model Name | Input | Output |
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š¤ OpenAI - o Series (Advanced Reasoning) | | |
o3 | 67 | 267 |
o3-mini | 37 | 147 |
o4-mini | 37 | 147 |
š¤ OpenAI - GPT-5 Series (Unified Intelligence) | | |
GPT-5 | 42 | 334 |
GPT-5-mini | 9 | 67 |
GPT-5-nano | 2 | 14 |
š¤ OpenAI - GPT-4 Series | | |
GPT-4o | 167 | 667 |
GPT4.1 | 67 | 267 |
GPT-4o Mini | 20 | 80 |
GPT4.1-mini | 14 | 54 |
GPT4.1-nano | 4 | 14 |
š§ Anthropic - Claude 4 Series | | |
Claude 4.0 Opus | 500 | 2500 |
Claude 4.0 Sonnet | 100 | 500 |
š§ Anthropic - Claude 3.5 Series | | |
Claude 3.5 Haiku | 34 | 167 |
š Google - Gemini 2.5 Series | | |
Gemini 2.5 Pro | 84 | 500 |
Gemini 2.5 Flash | 5 | 20 |
š Perplexity - Web-Enhanced Models | | |
Perplexity Sonnar Pro | 100 | 500 |
Perplexity Deep Research | 67 | 267 |
Perplexity Sonnar | 34 | 34 |
š«š· Mistral - Premium | | |
Pixtral Large | 67 | 200 |
Mistral Large | 67 | 200 |
š«š· Mistral - Balanced | | |
Mistral Medium | 14 | 67 |
Mistral Small | 4 | 10 |
š Open Source - Advanced | | |
Deepseek R1 | 35 | 35 |
š Open Source - Meta Llama | | |
Llama 3.3 | 35 | 35 |
Llama 3.1 | 8 | 8 |
š Open Source - Mistral | | |
Mistral Nemo | 8 | 8 |
Mistral Small (Open Source) | 6 | 14 |
š¢ Unit Consumption for Specific Blocks#
The following blocks have a unit credit cost. For each block present in the App, this cost will apply, whether the block is nested or not.Block Type | Credits per Unit |
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Word | 700,000 |
File | 50,000 |
API Call | 10,000 |
š Perplexity Models with Per-Usage Costs#
When using Perplexity models in AI blocks, additional per-usage costs apply:Perplexity Model | Credits per Usage |
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Perplexity Sonnar Pro | 333,334 |
Perplexity Sonnar | 266,667 |
Perplexity Deep Research | 166,667 |
š Credit Tracking#
You can monitor your credit consumption through multiple access points on the Thinkeo platform:Access detailed consumption analytics through the new Usage tab in your Team menu:Navigate to Team menu ā Usage
View comprehensive consumption breakdown
Monitor credit usage trends over time
Track consumption by App and user
š³ Quick Credit Counter#
For instant credit balance viewing:Check the credit counter at the bottom left of your navigation menu
Real-time display of your current credit balance
š Usage Tab Features#
The new Usage tab provides comprehensive consumption management:š Consumption TrackingTeam consumption overview - Monitor your entire team's credit usage
Individual App consumption - Track credit usage for each specific App
Monthly navigation - Switch between different months to view historical consumption data
Cost breakdown - View costs displayed in both credits and euros
Average cost per usage - Understand typical consumption patterns per App execution
Dual currency display - Monitor expenses in both Thinkeo credits and euro equivalents
Budget limits - Set spending limits to control your team's credit consumption
Budget alerts - Receive email notifications sent to all Team administrators when approaching or exceeding defined budget thresholds
Proactive monitoring - Stay informed about consumption trends before they become costly
š” Budget Control Benefits#
The Usage tab's budget features help you:Set spending boundaries for better cost control
Receive early warnings before reaching consumption limits
Track monthly trends to optimize your team's usage patterns
Monitor App-specific costs to identify optimization opportunities
šÆ Summary#
š” Key Points
Simple blocks: Free when used independently
Advanced blocks: Consume credits based on content and model
Nesting rule: Parent block determines consumption for all nested blocks
Monthly allowance: 50M free credits per Team
š Cost Optimization
Use simple blocks when possible for free workflows
Choose efficient AI models for better cost control
Monitor your monthly consumption
Leverage the 30-day document storage for Search blocks