Effort and speed cost table
When you run an agent you choose two settings - Effort and Speed - and together they set the credit cost of each run. This page lists every option, what it does in practice, and the formula that turns the two choices into a per-run cost. It is for anyone deciding how to spend credits on a run.
Effort
Section titled “Effort”Effort controls how much reasoning the agent applies. Higher effort costs more credits but lets the agent work through harder, less-defined tasks.
| Effort | What it means | Credit cost |
|---|---|---|
| Low | Follows your steps exactly. Best when your instructions cover the task. | 0.5 credit |
| Medium | Follows your steps and expands them with extra reasoning when needed. Best when the agent has to think through details your instructions don’t spell out. | 1 credit |
| High | Handles complex, ambiguous tasks that need deep reasoning and judgment. | 1.5 credits |
Speed controls how fast the run is processed. Faster runs finish sooner but apply a cost multiplier.
| Speed | What it means | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Default processing speed. | 1x |
| Fast | Faster processing speed. | 2x |
How the cost is calculated
Section titled “How the cost is calculated”The per-run cost is the Effort credit cost multiplied by the Speed multiplier:
Cost per run = Effort cost x Speed multiplier
The run screen shows this live as you change the settings, so you always see the cost before you run.
Cost combinations
Section titled “Cost combinations”Every possible combination of the two settings:
| Effort | Speed | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|
| Low | Standard | 0.5 credit |
| Low | Fast | 1 credit |
| Medium | Standard | 1 credit |
| Medium | Fast | 2 credits |
| High | Standard | 1.5 credits |
| High | Fast | 3 credits |
Worked examples
Section titled “Worked examples”- A straightforward run where your instructions already cover the task, at normal speed: Low effort x Standard speed = 0.5 credit.
- The same straightforward task, but you need it back twice as fast: Low effort x Fast speed = 1 credit.
- A run that needs the agent to reason through details you didn’t fully spell out: Medium effort x Standard speed = 1 credit.
- A complex, open-ended task at normal speed: High effort x Standard speed = 1.5 credits.
- The most you can spend on a single run - deep reasoning at the fastest speed: High effort x Fast speed = 3 credits.