Models & billing in PokeeClaw
Each chat runs on one model, chosen when the chat is created. Isaac's model usage is free on paid plans and metered on the free plan, GPT-5.6 is billed per token, and Isaac High Reasoning runs on Isaac but bills the steps it escalates to GPT-5.6.
Comparison
| Isaac | Isaac High ReasoningRecommended | GPT-5.6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Execution | All eight steps execute on Isaac. | Isaac executes most steps and escalates the harder ones to GPT-5.6. | All eight steps execute on GPT-5.6. |
| Billing | Free on paid plans Free on paid plans; metered on the free plan. Skills and session time always apply. | Escalated steps only Isaac steps are free on paid plans | All tokens Billed at OpenAI's published rate GPT-5.6 pricing |
| Intended use | Routine tasks: edits, drafts, lookups, everyday automation | Complex or multi-step tasks: research, large refactors | Tasks that require GPT-5.6 for every step |
Isaac
- Billing
- Free on paid plans — Free on paid plans; metered on the free plan. Skills and session time always apply.
- Intended use
- Routine tasks: edits, drafts, lookups, everyday automation
Isaac High ReasoningRecommended
- Billing
- Escalated steps only — Isaac steps are free on paid plans
- Intended use
- Complex or multi-step tasks: research, large refactors
GPT-5.6
- Billing
- All tokens — Billed at OpenAI's published rateGPT-5.6 pricing
- Intended use
- Tasks that require GPT-5.6 for every step
Availability note: GPT-5.6 is being rolled out in stages. To maintain service reliability, we may temporarily use GPT-5.5 if our model provider encounters an availability or compatibility issue.
We recommend Isaac High Reasoning for most work. It runs on Isaac and escalates only the hardest steps to GPT-5.6, so everyday work stays efficient and you spend credits only when a task genuinely needs them.
Billing
Credits are the unit of billing, and one credit is $0.01. Each plan includes a monthly allowance that resets every billing period. Top-up credits you purchase never expire.
What draws down credits
- Model Usage
- Isaac model usage is free on every paid plan (Lite, Pro, Ultra). On the free plan, Isaac is metered at $0.15 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens ($0.05 per million cached input), drawn from your monthly credits. GPT-5.6 is billed per token at OpenAI's published rate, without markup — the same whether it runs as a full GPT-5.6 chat or as a step Isaac High Reasoning escalates to it.
- Active Session
- PokeeClaw costs 10 credits an hour ($0.10) while active. It hibernates automatically when idle, but active schedules will keep it running. Pause or close the PokeeClaw tab to stop activity-based charges.
- Skills
- A fixed number of credits per use for skills that call paid services, such as image, video, and music generation, slide decks, and web and image search.
Common credit charges
Isaac's model usage is free on paid plans (metered on the free plan). Paid skills fall within the ranges below. Active session charges apply separately.
| Category | Credits |
|---|---|
| Media generation | 6–18 per output unit |
| Presentation generation | 6 credits per slide |
| Research and data retrieval | 2–12 per request |
| Data analysis | 18 per run |
Standalone agent pricing
Deep Research and the Ecommerce Strategy Agent are priced separately from Isaac skill calls.
| Operation | Billing unit | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Deep research | Per 1M tokens | Input60 Output400 |
| Ecommerce strategy report | Per report | 3,200 |