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# AI generation usage and costs

Understand token usage, generation costs, and data handling for AI generation in Channable.

Text and image generation use your [Gemini](/manage-improve-product-data/generate-with-ai/set-up-your-ai-generation-connection/how-to-create-a-gemini-connection-for-ai-generation.md) or [OpenAI](/manage-improve-product-data/generate-with-ai/set-up-your-ai-generation-connection/how-to-create-an-openai-connection-for-ai-generation.md) connection. You are charged when content is generated, including previews.

Charges apply whether or not you approve the result. Each re-run is a new request and adds a new cost.

* [Text and image generation cost factors](#cost-factors-for-text-and-image-generation)
* [Text generation costs](#text-generation-costs)
* [Image generation costs](#image-generation-costs)

{% hint style="info" %}

#### No costs for AI-enriched attributes

AI-enriched attributes do not use Gemini or OpenAI. They do not consume provider tokens or incur provider generation costs.
{% endhint %}

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### Cost factors for text and image generation

Your total cost depends on these factors:

* The number of items you generate content for.
* The number of previews and re-runs.
* Your provider's pricing.

Filter items before generating content. Test your setup with a small selection first.

#### Text-generation costs

Text generation uses tokens. Cost also depends on input data, prompt length, and generated-output length. Check current provider pricing before generating at scale:

* [Gemini text-generation pricing ](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-lite)[(Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite)](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-lite)
* [OpenAI text-generation pricing](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing) [(OpenAI GPT-5.4 Nano)](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing)

Check **Estimated generation cost** in the **Prompting** step before generating values.

#### Image-generation costs

Image generation is charged per generated image. Cost also depends on input data, prompt length, and generated-output complexity. Check current provider pricing before generating at scale:

* [Gemini image-generation pricing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-image) [(Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing#gemini-3.1-flash-image)
* [OpenAI image-generation pricing](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing#image-generation) [(OpenAI GPT-2.5 Sunburst)](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing#image-generation)

Check **Estimated generation cost** in the **Prompting** step before generating values.

### Data use

Google and OpenAI do not use your input, prompts, or responses to improve their products. This applies when you use a paid tier or Channable's trial Gemini connection.

Read the provider terms for details: [Gemini](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms#data-use-paid) and [OpenAI](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/your-data).


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