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Showing pricing for Early Years (Ages 4–7)

📐 Pricing assumptions

📄 8 pages per book 👶 Age 6–7 (~90 chars/page) 🐦 1 character ref sheet 🔊 Audio voice-over included 🔄 2 image regens per book included 💳 $0.10 per credit · 200% margin

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forever

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1 free book per month

8 pages · audio voice-over included

✓Up to 1 book per month
✓Audio voice-over (English)
–Image regenerations
–Animations
–Translations
–Unused credits roll over

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Basic

^$7

per month

67

credits per month

= 1 book/week + 1 animation + 1 translation/mo
Up to 2 image regenerations per book included

✓Up to 1 book per week
✓Audio voice-over (English)
✓Up to 2 image regenerations per book
✓Up to 1 animated book per month
✓Up to 1 book translation per month
–Unused credits roll over

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Pro

^$32

per month

For publishers and curriculum teams producing full series.

321

credits per month

= 5 books/week + 4 animations + 4 translations/mo
Up to 2 image regenerations per book included

✓Up to 5 books per week
✓Audio voice-over (all languages)
✓Up to 2 image regenerations per book
✓Up to 4 animated books per month
✓Up to 4 book translations per month
✓Unused credits roll over (up to 3 months)
✓Add-on credit packs available

Go Pro

Credit Top-up

^$5/mo

billed monthly

50

extra credits per month

= ~4 extra books/month
use for books, animations, or translations

✓Available on any paid plan (Basic or Pro)
✓Unused credits roll over each month
✓Save $10/year vs monthly
✓Cancel any time

Add 50 credits/mo — $5/mo

Student Access

PER STUDENT · ADD-ON

^$3/student/mo

billed monthly per seat

🎒

30 credits / student

Up to 2 books per month per student
audio voice-over included

✓Up to 2 books per student per month
✓30 credits per student, every month
✓Audio voice-over included
✓Teacher dashboard to manage students
✓Add or remove students any time
✓Requires Basic or Pro plan

Add students — $3/student/mo

$0.10

per credit
(200% gross margin)

13

credits per book
(8-page, audio included)

≈$1.30

revenue per book
(8-page standard)

How credits are spent

Every credit deduction is shown in your dashboard. Here's what drives book production costs.

Component	Cost per unit	Credits per unit	Notes
🖼️ Page image	$0.03	0.9 cr	One AI illustration per page. ~70% of total book cost.
🖼️ Cover image	$0.03	0.9 cr	1 cover per book, always included.
🐦 Character ref sheet	$0.03 each	0.9 cr each	Keeps characters consistent. Early Years: 1 sheet. Upper Primary: 2 sheets.
🔊 Audio voice-over	$0.0001/char	varies	Early Years (age 6–7): ~$0.07/book (10 pg). Upper Primary (age 10–11): ~$0.45/book (16 pg).
🎬 Full book animation	$0.05/page	1.5 cr/page	All-or-nothing. 8-page = $0.40 extra. 16-page = $0.80 extra.
🔄 Image regeneration	$0.03 each	0.9 cr each	2 per book always included. Extra regenerations charged per use.
🌐 Translation	$0.04+ /lang	~1–15 cr/lang	Text + audio re-gen in new language. Upper Primary costs more (longer text).
✍️ Story text & safety	<$0.01	~0.1 cr	AI story generation + content safety checks. Negligible fraction.