Sip
$7.99
5,000 tokens
~$1.60 per 1k tokens
Smoke tests and a few days of light traffic.
Pricing
Prepaid tokens that meter real social publish work.
Social Relay bills with prepaid tokens against the same rate card and pack catalog as the API (GET /api/v1/rate-card and GET /api/v1/billing/packs). Publish legs, connect, validate, and webhooks have fixed token prices; Sip · Mug · Pot · Thermos packs top up the wallet when checkout is live.
In short
Social Relay bills prepaid tokens against rate card 2026-08-04. Every action on GET /api/v1/rate-card—including publish legs, connect, validate, and webhooks—matches the table below. Token packs (Sip through Thermos) match the backend Funding catalog.
Token packs
Same catalog as GET /api/v1/billing/packs and Dashboard → Billing → Funding. Checkout provider: X Money (staged — early access may use operator credit or in-app Support).
Mug
$18.99
15,000 tokens
~$1.27 per 1k tokens
Default top-up for a small multi-tenant app.
Pot
$38.99
40,000 tokens
~$0.97 per 1k tokens
A few weeks of steady publish for early customers.
Thermos
$89.99
100,000 tokens
~$0.90 per 1k tokens
Heavier month without a big prepay commitment.
Example token costs
Computed from the live rate card (tokens only—not USD pack conversion).
| Scenario | Detail | Tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Validate only | POST /api/v1/posts/validate | 1 |
| Text post to LinkedIn only | 1 × posts.publish_leg | 10 |
| Text post to Facebook + Instagram + LinkedIn | 3 × posts.publish_leg | 30 |
| Schedule to three networks | posts.schedule_create + 3 × publish_leg when the job fires | 32 |
| Connect Facebook + Instagram + LinkedIn | 3 × connection.linked on successful OAuth | 15 |
| Retry one failed Instagram leg | 1 × posts.retry_leg | 10 |
Full rate card
Version 2026-08-04 — identical action keys to GET /api/v1/rate-card and api/src/lib/rateCard.ts.
| Action | Tokens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| posts.validate | 1 | Dry-run network rules before publish; no side effects |
| posts.list | 0 | Free — list post history for a profile (paginated) |
| posts.get | 0 | Free — fetch one post and its per-network legs |
| connections.list | 0 | Free — list linked networks for a profile (safe to poll/sync) |
| connection.linked | 5 | Charged once when a network successfully links under a profile |
| posts.schedule_create | 2 | Accept a future scheduleAt (publish legs charge when the job runs) |
| posts.publish_leg | 10 | One network publish or schedule-fire attempt |
| posts.retry_leg | 10 | Re-attempt one failed network leg |
| media.validate | 2 | Probe / validate an HTTPS media URL |
| webhooks.list | 0 | Free — list registered webhook endpoints or deliveries |
| webhooks.create | 1 | Register a new signed webhook endpoint |
Commercial status
The rate card and pack definitions are live on the API. Self-serve card packs via X Money are not yet charging— you can save auto-recharge preferences now; early access may use operator credits. Product help is in-app Support, not email.
Design goals
- Predictable mapping from product events to cost
- No large seat/profile subscription floor to try the path
- One wallet for all profiles and networks under a platform
- Ledger transparency for every debit and credit