At your generation volume, does bring-your-own-keys beat managed credits? Compute break-even per month.
Last verified · 2026-05-29 · by Moe Ameen
Bring your own API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, HeyGen, ElevenLabs) and pay providers directly — or pay Kompozy for managed credits. Break-even depends on your monthly generation volume.
Break-even: 5,200 generations/month. Below that, managed wins; above, BYOK wins.
Bring-your-own-key. You connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic, HeyGen, ElevenLabs, etc. API keys and pay providers directly at cost, with no markup on generation. Kompozy's managed plans are Creator ($49/mo, 2,500 credits) and Pro ($299/mo, 18,000 credits); BYO is available on the separate founding option at /founders.
At low-to-moderate generation volume where the platform fee + at-cost API usage stays below the managed plan price. Most solo creators and lean teams pay less with BYOK. The break-even calculator above shows the exact cutoff for your inputs.
At high-volume generation where bundled credits become cheaper than at-cost provider rates plus the platform fee. Agencies running 8k+ generations/month often hit break-even on managed tiers.
Any single AI output: one image, one short video clip, one voiceover, one text variant. A finished short-form video typically uses 5-12 generations. A blog repurpose batch (10 social posts + 3 images) uses ~13.
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