Bobcoins

Bobcoins are the consumption-based billing metric used for Bob subscriptions. They provide a transparent, predictable way to measure and bill for your Bob usage.

Bobcoins are esource units that measure your consumption of Bob's AI capabilities. Each action you complete with Bob, such as generating code, analyzing files, or running commands, consumes a certain number of Bobcoins based on the computational resources required.

While Bobcoins measure your billing usage, the underlying AI models consume tokens, which are the fundamental units of text processing used by language models. Here is how they relate:

• Tokens: The raw units of model usage. Tokens represent pieces of text (words, characters) that the AI model processes. Every request to the model consumes input tokens (your prompt and context) and output tokens (Bob's response).
• Bobcoins: IBM's billing metric that abstracts token usage into a predictable cost structure. One Bobcoin represents a standardized amount of computational resources, which includes token usage across different models and operations.

You do not need to track tokens directly, because Bob automatically converts your model usage into Bobcoins for transparent billing. Different models and operations might consume tokens at different rates, but Bobcoins give you a consistent way to understand and predict your costs.

Your Bob subscription includes a monthly base allocation of Bobcoins:

You can track your Bobcoin usage and remaining budget in several ways:

• Gauge component: Hover your cursor over the gauge component located in the top-right corner of the Bob panel to see your current usage.
• Settings page: View detailed account information and usage statistics in Settings → General tab.
• Bobalytics: Use Bobalytics to track your usage patterns over time.