Token Economy Explained — How AI Usage Works
🪙 Understanding Tokens
Tokens are the currency of AI. Understanding how they work helps you get the most from your plan.
What Is a Token?
A token is roughly 4 characters or ¾ of a word. When you interact with AI models, both your input (prompt) and the AI's output (response) consume tokens. Different models have different costs per token.
Token Examples
| Text | Tokens |
|---|---|
| "Hello" | 1 |
| "Build me a website for my restaurant" | 8 |
| A 500-word blog post | ~660 |
| AI generates a full webpage (HTML+CSS) | ~3,000-5,000 |
Smart Model Switching
GoSiteMe automatically suggests the most cost-effective model for your task:
💰 Economy
GPT-4o Mini or Haiku for simple tasks. Costs 10-20x less.
⚡ Balanced
GPT-4o or Sonnet for most tasks. Best quality/cost ratio.
🧠 Premium
Claude Opus or o1 for complex reasoning. Maximum intelligence.
Monthly Token Budgets
| Plan | Tokens | Price | Per Token |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 50,000 | $0 | Free! |
| Builder | 300,000 | $15 | $0.00005 |
| Professional | 600,000 | $29 | $0.000048 |
| Studio | 1,500,000 | $59 | $0.000039 |
| Business | 3,000,000 | $99 | $0.000033 |
| Enterprise | 5,000,000 | $199 | $0.000040 |
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