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Accounts and costs

Your email signs you in. Generations use app tokens or your own AI provider key.

  1. Sign in with your email

    Enter your email and the 6-digit code we send. No password. Google works too.

  2. App tokens

    The cost is shown before every generation. Image-to-3D models always use app tokens. Rigging is free.

    Plans and token packs

  3. Your own AI account, 0 app tokens

    Sign in with OpenRouter, or paste an OpenAI, OpenRouter, Anthropic or Gemini API key. Forge lists compatible text models from each connected provider, not just the app's shortlist. Asset Studio also offers compatible OpenAI, OpenRouter and Gemini image models. Your provider bills you directly.

    Connect or disconnect any time in AI accounts. Use Refresh models and test key to load new choices, then reload Studio. Keys are encrypted and never shown again. Model access and provider quotas still apply.

  4. Images from ChatGPT

    Make an image in ChatGPT and upload it to Asset Studio. That skips image generation here.

    Want to manage assets or start Studio tasks from a ChatGPT conversation? Connect the Crateyard app in ChatGPT →. This is separate from uploading an image or connecting an API key.

Why a ChatGPT plan does not pay for generations here

ChatGPT sign-in works for OpenAI's own apps like Codex. It does not give other websites API credit. ChatGPT and API billing are separate, so use an API key instead.

Keep your accounts safe

Only paste API keys into the API key field. Never paste passwords, ChatGPT cookies or Codex access tokens. Remove a key any time in AI accounts.

OpenAI API keys · Gemini API keys · Anthropic API keys