Choose how My-Trains AI usage is billed

My-Trains AI offers three explicit provider-usage choices. Each identification uses only the method selected for the current user and inventory.

My-Trains hosted credits #

• No separate AI-provider account or API key is required.
• One displayed credit charge covers one identification attempt for one item using up to four prepared photos.
• Credits are committed when the provider request begins, not when photos are uploaded.

OpenAI API account #

• Save an OpenAI API key and pay OpenAI directly for each API request.
• No My-Trains hosted credit is used for that attempt.

Anthropic API account #

• Save an Anthropic API key and pay Anthropic directly for each API request.
• No My-Trains hosted credit is used for that attempt.

A paid ChatGPT or Claude plan covers that provider's consumer app or website; it does not include API usage for My-Trains AI. A separately billed provider API account and key are required for the own-provider choices.

Change the method #

1. Open My-Trains AI in the intended inventory.
2. Find AI billing method.
3. Choose Hosted credits, OpenAI API account, or Anthropic API account.
4. Complete the linked credit or key setup if the method is not ready.
5. Save the billing method.

The analysis confirmation repeats the selected provider and charge. My-Trains never charges hosted credits and a connected provider account for the same identification and does not silently fall back to another method.