What does the AI in Homeray really cost?

Homeray is free, with free AI built in, and you can add your own AI key. So what does your own key cost? Usually very little, and sometimes nothing.

The free way

Homeray's free AI needs no key at all. The free cloud (beta) gets only the words you type, and a small AI on your phone works with no internet and steps in by itself.

Want the big online AI too? Google gives free Gemini keys with daily limits that cover everyday use. On that free tier, Google may use your chats to improve its products. Homeray tells you this before you start, so you can decide.

The paid way, with your own key

AI companies charge by "tokens", small pieces of words. A normal question to Homeray, with your recent chat and memory, is about 3,000 tokens in and 600 out.

• A quick paid model: about US$0.0006 a question. Twenty questions a day is about US$0.36 a month.
• A smarter paid model: about US$0.012 a question. Twenty a day is about US$7 a month.

Photos, long files and web searches cost a little more. Try your own numbers with the cost calculator.

Never get a surprise bill

In your AI account, set a monthly spending limit. When you hit it, the AI simply stops until next month, and the phone AI keeps helping.

Tip: start with the free AI. Add a free Gemini key or your own key later if you want more.