Honest pricing.
Per-token pricing, no flat fees, no minimum spend. We do not gate features behind tiers — both modes get everything.
2× Anthropic rate
One bill, in pounds. We handle Anthropic.
- Full Claude Code tools (bash, edit, read, web fetch)
- Hibernation when idle (do not burn credits)
- Daily spend warnings
- Single monthly bill, in GBP
1× Anthropic rate
Keep your Anthropic relationship. We bill our service fee in pounds.
- Everything in Shared key
- Your own Anthropic billing relationship (credits, batch API, etc.)
- Encrypted key storage; delete any time
- Two bills: Anthropic (USD) + us (GBP)
What it looks like in practice
Three real shapes of usage. Numbers are estimates; your bill will vary.
| Usage shape | Description | Shared (one bill) | BYOK (HOKO + Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light | ~50 short Sonnet messages a day | ~£18/mo to us | ~£9/mo to us + ~$9/mo to Anthropic |
| Heavy | ~500 mixed Sonnet sessions a day | ~£240/mo to us | ~£120/mo to us + ~$120/mo to Anthropic |
| Mixed (Sonnet + Opus) | Sonnet for chat, Opus for hard problems a few times a week | ~£110/mo to us | ~£55/mo to us + ~$55/mo to Anthropic |
Per-model rates
Anthropic publishes per-token rates in USD. We bill in GBP at 1:1. Rates last updated 2026-05-19.
| Model | Input — Shared | Output — Shared | Input — BYOK | Output — BYOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet 4.6 | £6 / 1M tokens | £30 / 1M tokens | £3 / 1M tokens | £15 / 1M tokens |
| Opus 4.7 | £30 / 1M tokens | £150 / 1M tokens | £15 / 1M tokens | £75 / 1M tokens |
| Haiku 4.5 | £1.60 / 1M tokens | £8 / 1M tokens | £0.80 / 1M tokens | £4 / 1M tokens |
The fine print
- Beta means no SLA and no uptime guarantee.
- Refunds during beta are at our discretion — we tend to be reasonable.
- We bill in GBP at the 1 GBP = 1 USD (we eat the FX risk on the shared-key tier).
- We pass through Anthropic price changes with at least 7 days minimum' notice on this page.
Pricing questions, briefly
Why is the shared key 2× Anthropic's rate?
The 2× covers the infrastructure we run, the engineering we do on the bot, the support we give, and the FX risk we eat by quoting in pounds. If you have your own Anthropic key, BYOK bills you 1× from us (in £) plus whatever Anthropic charges your card directly (in $) — same total at the 1:1 FX assumption, but you keep your Anthropic relationship.
Where do I see my balance?
Send /balance in WhatsApp. It replies with your current £ balance and which billing mode you are on, plus a low-balance warning if you are close to running out. For a per-model breakdown of what you spent this month, use /usage.
Can I get a refund?
During beta, yes — at our discretion. Once we are out of beta and Stripe self-service is live, the formal refund policy will be in the Terms. Until then: message us, we are reasonable.
What is the £ = $ thing about?
We bill in pounds. We assume 1 GBP = 1 USD when converting Anthropic’s published USD rates. We eat the FX difference — it keeps your pricing predictable and our maths simple.