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Vybe Tokens / How they work

Tokens

Pay for the making.
Play for free.

Vybe Tokens are only spent when Perlin, our creative agent, makes or changes something for you, and only for what the work actually took. Everything you do with a piece after that is free. Every new account starts with 150 tokens on us.

free when you join
150
free when you join
for a new piece at Medium
≈ 7
for a new piece at Medium
to play, remix, share or export
0
to play, remix, share or export
Start making What can 150 make?

Right now Perlin is free while tokens roll out. When they switch on, every account gets its welcome tokens.

1
Fig. 011 Vybe TokenSpent only on Perlin’s work150 free to start

01 / What’s free

Most of it
costs nothing.

Tokens pay for Perlin’s work, and nothing else. Once a piece exists, everything you do with it is free.

Play anything

0 tokens

Every piece in the studio, the gallery and the community, as long as you like.

Remix

0 tokens

Open any published piece in the studio and make it yours.

Tune

0 tokens

Drag the sliders Perlin builds into every piece.

Edit the code

0 tokens

Change it by hand and run it again, as often as you like.

Share

0 tokens

Short links with a live preview, wherever you post them.

Publish

0 tokens

List your piece on the home page and the community page.

Export

0 tokens

HTML, stills, video clips, wallpapers, avatars and embeds.

Automatic fixes

0 tokens

When a piece breaks, Perlin repairs it: up to 20 fixes a day.

Failed requests

0 tokens

If Perlin can’t finish something, you don’t pay for it.

02 / Fair by design

Charged for
what it took.

No flat fees and no guesswork. A small tweak costs a few tokens, a big new world costs more, and you always see exactly what each request came to.

Ask Perlin for

Effort

  1. 01

    Held

    When a request starts, Perlin sets aside the level’s minimum, 60 for High. It’s how two requests can never spend the same tokens.

  2. 02

    Built

    Perlin imagines, writes, checks and runs the piece. A bigger idea takes more work; a quick tweak takes less.

  3. 03

    Settled

    You’re charged what the request actually took, to the token. Anything set aside but not used comes straight back.

VYBE.ARTPERLIN · RECEIPT
1 × New piece≈ 104
High effort
3 × Sound effects12
4 each
Total116 tokens
Set aside to start60
unused tokens come straight back
If it fails0
Automatic fixes0
Playing, sharing, exporting0

THANK YOU FOR MAKING

Typical figures from recent requests. Every request is charged what it actually took, so yours may come to a little more or less.

03 / Effort and sound

You choose
how hard it works.

Every request goes out at an effort level you pick in the studio. More effort means deeper thinking and richer pieces, and uses more tokens. Switch any time, even between edits of the same piece.

Max

Paid plans

Perlin’s deepest thinking, for big games and intricate worlds.

New piece
≈ 220
Edit
≈ 120

Coming with paid plans

High

Rich, detailed pieces with the most polish.

New piece
≈ 104
Edit
≈ 43

Needs 60 to start

Medium

Best value

Most ideas, quickly. The everyday choice.

New piece
≈ 7
Edit
≈ 8

Needs 5 to start

Low

Fast turnarounds while you explore an idea.

New piece
≈ 30
Edit
≈ 16

Needs 10 to start

Sound FX / Optional

Sound is a switch, not a surprise

Turn on Sound FX and Perlin composes sound effects, ambient beds and music loops for your piece, about 4 tokens each. Most pieces get two to six. Leave it off and sound costs nothing.

+4

tokens a sound

04 / Try the numbers

What your
tokens make.

Slide the budget, add some edits, switch sound on. Each tile is a finished piece you can play, share and export for free.

Tokens

150

Edits on each piece

1

“Make it warmer”, “add a second ball”, “slower camera”: each round of changes is an edit.

150 tokens make about 10 pieces at Medium, each with 1 edit.

  • Max

    ≈ 340 each

    0paid plans

  • High

    ≈ 147 each

    1piece

  • Medium

    ≈ 15 each

    10pieces

  • Low

    ≈ 46 each

    3pieces

Estimates from typical recent requests. Playing, tuning, remixing, sharing and exporting what you make doesn’t use any.

05 / Plans

Start free.
Grow when you’re ready.

Your welcome tokens are yours to explore with. Paid plans add a fresh batch every month for people who make a lot.

06 / Questions

Good to know.

What uses tokens?

Only Perlin’s work: making a new piece, changing one, or answering a question about it. Opening the studio, playing, remixing, tuning, editing code by hand, sharing, publishing and exporting never use any.

Why isn’t every request the same price?

Because you’re charged for what the request actually took. A one-line tweak is a few tokens; a whole new game with sound is more. The effort level you pick matters most, and each sound effect adds about 4.

What if a request fails, or I stop it?

A request Perlin can’t finish costs nothing. If you stop one partway, you pay only for the work done up to that point.

Are fixes free?

Yes. When a piece breaks, Perlin repairs it automatically, free, up to 20 fixes a day.

Why are tokens set aside when a request starts?

So two requests can never spend the same tokens. Perlin sets aside the effort level’s minimum while it works; when it finishes you’re charged what it took and anything unused comes straight back.

Where do I see my tokens?

Your balance sits at the top of every page once you’re signed in. In the studio, each of Perlin’s replies shows what it used, and your plan page lists every request.

What if I run low?

The studio tells you before a request would need more than you have, and suggests a lighter effort level that fits. Paid plans, coming soon, add tokens every month.

Your first 150
are on us.

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