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fix: Clarify budget is text-only; Imagen cover cost (~$0.12 max) is separate

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Mike Wichers
2026-02-22 10:43:08 -05:00
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@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ def select_best_models(force_refresh=False):
(planning, state tracking, consistency checks, director treatments per chapter) (planning, state tracking, consistency checks, director treatments per chapter)
Writer role total: ~450,000 input tokens + ~135,000 output tokens Writer role total: ~450,000 input tokens + ~135,000 output tokens
(drafting, evaluation, refinement per chapter — 2 passes max) (drafting, evaluation, refinement per chapter — 2 passes max)
Artist role total: ~20,000 input tokens + ~5,000 output tokens (cover + marketing copy) Artist role total: ~30,000 input tokens + ~8,000 output tokens
(cover art prompt design, cover layout, blurb, image quality evaluation — text calls only)
NOTE: Cover IMAGE generation uses the Imagen API (billed per image, not per token).
Imagen costs are fixed at ~$0.04/image × up to 3 attempts = ~$0.12 max. This is SEPARATE
from the text token budget below and cannot be reduced by model selection.
COST FORMULA: cost = (input_tokens / 1,000,000 * input_price) + (output_tokens / 1,000,000 * output_price) COST FORMULA: cost = (input_tokens / 1,000,000 * input_price) + (output_tokens / 1,000,000 * output_price)
HARD BUDGET: Logic_cost + Writer_cost + Artist_cost must be < $2.00 total. HARD BUDGET: Logic_cost + Writer_cost + Artist_cost (text only) must be < $1.85
(leaving $0.15 headroom for Imagen cover generation, total book target: $2.00).
SELECTION RULES (apply in order): SELECTION RULES (apply in order):
1. FREE FIRST: If a free/exp model exists (any tier, any quality), pick it for Logic. Cost = $0. 1. FREE FIRST: If a free/exp model exists (any tier, any quality), pick it for Logic. Cost = $0.
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ def init_models(force=False):
models.pro_model_name = pro_name models.pro_model_name = pro_name
utils.log("SYSTEM", f"Models: Logic={logic_name} ({logic_cost}, {logic_book}/book) | Writer={writer_name} ({writer_cost}, {writer_book}/book) | Artist={artist_name} | Pro-Rewrite={pro_name} ({pro_cost})") utils.log("SYSTEM", f"Models: Logic={logic_name} ({logic_cost}, {logic_book}/book) | Writer={writer_name} ({writer_cost}, {writer_book}/book) | Artist={artist_name} | Pro-Rewrite={pro_name} ({pro_cost})")
utils.log("SYSTEM", f"💰 Estimated book generation cost: {total_book_cost} (budget: $2.00)") utils.log("SYSTEM", f"💰 Estimated book cost: {total_book_cost} text + ~$0.00-$0.12 Imagen cover (budget: $2.00 total)")
utils.update_pricing(logic_name, logic_cost) utils.update_pricing(logic_name, logic_cost)
utils.update_pricing(writer_name, writer_cost) utils.update_pricing(writer_name, writer_cost)