Introducing Credits: The New Way to Pay in Quest Portal

We launched our first Quest Portal Assistant subscription in early 2023. Back then it was called Elder and only helped you answer questions about Call of Cthulhu and be creative. Since then the world of AI and Assistants has been changing constantly. We are now at a point where new breakthroughs are coming out every few months.

With the new Quest Portal Assistant we took our biggest step towards ensuring we bring those breakthroughs to our users and subscribers as quickly as they come out. However, with the rapidly changing landscape of possibilities within the space of artificial intelligence, we have seen the industry standardize around monetizing based on usage. Each interaction with these LLMs and image generation models are charged based on tokens or volume. Along with us adapting to the breakthroughs, we also need to adapt to the new way to pay.

When you sign up for a Quest Portal Assistant subscription you can choose between three plans: Plus, Pro, and Max. Each unlocks a certain amount of Credits, gives you access to storage and upload limits, or provides you with functionality limited to that plan.

Checkout the Pricing and what's included here.

When you ask the Assistant to perform tasks or ask questions, it will cost Credits. The amounts used to perform different tasks vary. We have made a few standardizations, but ultimately, it comes down to how much input goes into your prompt and the output you are getting from the Assistant. See the FAQ below for details on that.

Your monthly allocated Credits can run out. If that happens, those who are subscribed can buy one-time top-ups of Credits. The Credits you receive as part of your subscription or when you top-up do not expire. Only subscribers can buy Credit top-ups.

Credits bought through an annual plan are all provided upfront when you start your subscription. Why do the annual plan, then you ask? Well, you do get 12 months of Credit allocations for the price of 9. That’s a full 25% discount!

With this transition to a Credits system, we are also making some other changes. These are reflected in the new pricing but won't be enforced just yet.

First, we are introducing storage limits. This will help us transition into supporting features where you have an easier time uploading your own documents.

Second, we will be introducing limits on file uploads. Historically, we have had a flat, modest limit. Now, the limits will be tied to the plan you are on.

As stated above these limits are being introduced, but will be be enforced later.

I’m currently a subscriber. How does this affect me?

You can continue on your current subscription tier as long as you want and enjoy benefits beyond the new plans. We have sent everyone who is a subscriber an email with details about the changes and their effect on their subscription.

You can also visit your account settings and view a more detailed FAQ there.

Does every interaction with the Assistant cost the same amount of Credits?

No, different actions spend different amounts of Credits. Here’s some guidelines on how much actions costs:

• Generating a campaign using the Campaign Generation flow = 50 Credits
• Generating a character using the Character Generation flow = 25 Credits
• Generating an image = 10 Credits
• Other messaging and tasks = Variable spend.