Search cost report
Generated from pi session transcripts (~/.pi/agent/sessions) on the Mac and the ln server, plus data/jobs.json.
Every commanded search runs pi --print (model deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash); each LLM call in the transcript records its token usage and DeepSeek cost. Until 2026-08-08 every search also ran a small "classified storage" pi pass (consolidating research/ into data/classified-search-results.json); that pass was removed because nothing consumed the file, so the "+classified" column below is historical cost only. Web research calls (pi-web-access) are counted separately: TinyFish is credit-free (30 req/min free tier); the earliest searches used Tavily. All costs below are the DeepSeek LLM charges as recorded by the API.
Summary
- 51 search runs have transcripts: 32 completed, 5 failed (all "Server restarted; job interrupted"), 14 since deleted (removed from the map/history). 2 more queued searches were interrupted before any research ran and cost $0.0000 (Univ. of Houston smsf74j0wy2lj, Spring Bible Studies smsfpaxgamqz2).
- LLM research cost: $1.1548 across 51 runs — avg $0.0226 per run, min $0.0048, max $0.0349.
- + $0.0962 in classified-storage pi runs that belong to those searches (42 of 51).
- Total attributable to searches: $1.25; adding the 30 other classified runs (triggered by deletes/builds, $0.0593) gives $1.31 across all pi usage tied to the site.
- Web research volume: 732 web_search + 1629 fetch/get_search_content calls (credit-free TinyFish; earlier runs Tavily).
- Tokens: 3.19M uncached input + 1.80M output + 73.13M cached input (cached context is billed at ~1/50th).
- Implied DeepSeek rates (from recorded per-call costs): input $0.14/M, output $0.28/M, cache-read $0.0028/M.
Not included: interactive dev/debug pi sessions on the Mac (UI work, bug fixing, analytics — another $2.57) and the original base-data research (research/music.json etc., Aug 2) whose sessions predate the retained transcripts.
Per-search cost
| # | When (UTC) | Location | Radius | Time frame | Focus | Result | Evts found | LLM calls | LLM cost | +classified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08-02 20:31 | Galveston, TX | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30 | — | deleted | — | 32 | $0.0214 | $0.0025 | $0.0239 |
| 2 | 08-02 20:42 | Galveston, TX | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30 | — | deleted | — | 19 | $0.0115 | — | $0.0115 |
| 3 | 08-02 21:14 | Galveston, TX | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30 | — | done | 16 | 38 | $0.0221 | $0.0039 | $0.0260 |
| 4 | 08-02 21:30 | college station, texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2026-12-31 | — | deleted | — | 25 | $0.0219 | $0.0026 | $0.0245 |
| 5 | 08-03 03:42 | new york, new york | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2026-10-01 | — | done | 19 | 22 | $0.0227 | $0.0019 | $0.0245 |
| 6 | 08-03 04:05 | new york, new york | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2027-01-01 | — | deleted | — | 5 | $0.0048 | — | $0.0048 |
| 7 | 08-03 04:10 | The Woodlands, TX | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30 | — | deleted | — | 27 | $0.0221 | $0.0013 | $0.0234 |
| 8 | 08-03 04:19 | bryan, tx | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2026-10-29 | — | done | 32 | 25 | $0.0147 | $0.0020 | $0.0168 |
| 9 | 08-03 04:31 | college station, tx | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2027-01-29 | — | done | 33 | 27 | $0.0164 | $0.0014 | $0.0178 |
| 10 | 08-03 05:06 | london,united kingdom | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2027-01-29 | — | done | 32 | 22 | $0.0111 | $0.0025 | $0.0136 |
| 11 | 08-03 05:47 | houston,texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 44 | 28 | $0.0237 | $0.0014 | $0.0251 |
| 12 | 08-03 06:24 | spring, texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | deleted | — | 19 | $0.0255 | — | $0.0255 |
| 13 | 08-03 07:03 | spring, texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 48 | 41 | $0.0301 | $0.0019 | $0.0319 |
| 14 | 08-03 15:49 | Mobile, Alabama | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 49 | 14 | $0.0183 | $0.0020 | $0.0203 |
| 15 | 08-03 17:09 | Mclean, VA | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 36 | 16 | $0.0172 | $0.0012 | $0.0184 |
| 16 | 08-03 17:18 | Washington, DC | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 31 | 23 | $0.0178 | $0.0013 | $0.0191 |
| 17 | 08-03 17:27 | Gaithersburg, MD | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 43 | 27 | $0.0240 | $0.0010 | $0.0249 |
| 18 | 08-03 17:42 | The Woodlands, TX | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-29 | — | deleted | — | 20 | $0.0212 | $0.0011 | $0.0223 |
| 19 | 08-03 17:51 | The Woodlands, TX | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-29 | — | deleted | — | 37 | $0.0298 | $0.0015 | $0.0313 |
| 20 | 08-04 04:53 | The Woodlands, TX | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | done | 68 | 24 | $0.0227 | $0.0015 | $0.0242 |
| 21 | 08-04 06:01 | The Woodlands, TX | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 50 | 27 | $0.0218 | $0.0010 | $0.0227 |
| 22 | 08-04 06:29 | The Woodlands, TX | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 64 | 38 | $0.0307 | $0.0017 | $0.0324 |
| 23 | 08-04 06:39 | The Woodlands, TX | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 66 | 50 | $0.0347 | $0.0052 | $0.0399 |
| 24 | 08-04 12:17 | woodlands, tx | 120 miles (193 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 47 | 21 | $0.0131 | $0.0022 | $0.0152 |
| 25 | 08-04 12:23 | woodlands, tx | 120 miles (193 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 43 | 48 | $0.0332 | $0.0013 | $0.0345 |
| 26 | 08-04 12:50 | league city, texas | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 42 | 46 | $0.0349 | $0.0014 | $0.0364 |
| 27 | 08-04 13:34 | County Road 186 | 50 miles (80 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 37 | 35 | $0.0337 | $0.0018 | $0.0355 |
| 28 | 08-04 13:45 | Wolf Creek | 74 miles (119 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | deleted | — | 30 | $0.0229 | — | $0.0229 |
| 29 | 08-04 13:58 | Drawn area (30.821, -87.… | 66 miles (107 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 71 | 32 | $0.0312 | $0.0014 | $0.0326 |
| 30 | 08-04 14:13 | Drawn area (56.134, -6.2… | 615 miles (990 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 25 | 12 | $0.0101 | $0.0015 | $0.0117 |
| 31 | 08-04 14:34 | London, United Kingdom | 130 miles (209 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 41 | 22 | $0.0199 | $0.0018 | $0.0218 |
| 32 | 08-04 14:43 | Birmingham, United Kingd… | 130 miles (209 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 57 | 19 | $0.0188 | $0.0015 | $0.0202 |
| 33 | 08-04 14:51 | Manchester, United Kingd… | 130 miles (209 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 58 | 18 | $0.0203 | $0.0015 | $0.0218 |
| 34 | 08-04 15:03 | Edinburgh, United Kingdo… | 160 miles (257 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 54 | 42 | $0.0209 | $0.0016 | $0.0225 |
| 35 | 08-04 15:13 | Dublin, Ireland | 140 miles (225 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 52 | 24 | $0.0232 | $0.0011 | $0.0242 |
| 36 | 08-04 15:27 | Oban, United Kingdom | 65 miles (105 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 63 | 41 | $0.0304 | $0.0022 | $0.0326 |
| 37 | 08-04 18:57 | Mobile, Alabama | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-03 through 2027-01-30 | — | deleted | — | 18 | $0.0187 | $0.0049 | $0.0236 |
| 38 | 08-04 19:50 | Paris, France | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-09-01 through 2026-09-30 | — | deleted | — | 14 | $0.0210 | — | $0.0210 |
| 39 | 08-04 20:44 | college station, tx | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-02 through 2027-01-29 | — | done | 52 | 22 | $0.0267 | $0.0023 | $0.0290 |
| 40 | 08-04 21:10 | College Station, Texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | deleted | — | 6 | $0.0052 | $0.0037 | $0.0089 |
| 41 | 08-04 21:32 | Texas A&M event calendar | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | failed | — | 26 | $0.0277 | $0.0035 | $0.0312 |
| 42 | 08-04 21:50 | Lone Star College, Texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | failed | — | 12 | $0.0140 | $0.0037 | $0.0177 |
| 43 | 08-05 03:40 | houston, texas | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 105 | 15 | $0.0336 | $0.0019 | $0.0355 |
| 44 | 08-05 04:33 | the woodlands, texas | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-08-04 through 2027-01-31 | — | done | 66 | 30 | $0.0328 | $0.0089 | $0.0417 |
| 45 | 08-05 05:59 | The Woodlands, Texas | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | Dance clubs and venues | failed | — | 25 | $0.0171 | — | $0.0171 |
| 46 | 08-05 06:12 | Spring, Texas | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | Home Bible Study | failed | — | 20 | $0.0142 | — | $0.0142 |
| 47 | 08-05 06:22 | The Woodlands, Texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | Dance clubs and venues | failed | — | 33 | $0.0262 | — | $0.0262 |
| 48 | 08-05 06:33 | The Woodlands, TX | 10 miles (16 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-01-31 | — | deleted | — | 46 | $0.0346 | — | $0.0346 |
| 49 | 08-05 06:42 | The Woodlands, Texas | 20 miles (32 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | Dance clubs and venues | done | 18 | 35 | $0.0267 | $0.0041 | $0.0308 |
| 50 | 08-05 06:52 | Spring, Texas | 5 miles (8 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | Home Bible Study meetings … | done | 22 | 50 | $0.0329 | $0.0020 | $0.0349 |
| 51 | 08-06 03:45 | Balogna, Italy | 40 miles (64 km) | 2026-08-05 through 2027-02-01 | — | deleted | — | 34 | $0.0245 | $0.0034 | $0.0278 |
Most expensive searches
- league city, texas — $0.0349 (smsenokagt4ni, 2026-08-04)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0347 (smsea2md6rgh8, 2026-08-04)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0346 (smsfpnm85puor, 2026-08-05)
- County Road 186 — $0.0337 (smsep5rtrf7xz, 2026-08-04)
- houston, texas — $0.0336 (smsfjhb2c75m4, 2026-08-05)
Failed searches that still consumed credits (interrupted by restarts)
- Texas A&M event calendar — $0.0277 research + $0.0035 classified (smsf6blm2737z)
- Lone Star College, Texas — $0.0140 research + $0.0037 classified (smsf6z4kb8mjz)
- The Woodlands, Texas (Dance clubs and venues) — $0.0171 research + $0.0000 classified (smsfoew03mfj9)
- Spring, Texas (Home Bible Study) — $0.0142 research + $0.0000 classified (smsfowpslvfjl)
- The Woodlands, Texas (Dance clubs and venues) — $0.0262 research + $0.0000 classified (smsfpa1cueou2)
Deleted searches (no longer on the map)
- Galveston, TX — $0.0214 (smsc9ae476u0u, 2026-08-02)
- Galveston, TX — $0.0115 (smsc9nrgo4xvn, 2026-08-02)
- college station, texas — $0.0219 (smscbdrao319s, 2026-08-02)
- new york, new york — $0.0048 (smscpiajln7bi, 2026-08-03)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0221 (smscpo3n5ypwm, 2026-08-03)
- spring, texas — $0.0255 (smscug5yo1guh, 2026-08-03)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0212 (smsdinx9skkat, 2026-08-03)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0298 (smsdiy9z7c5g3, 2026-08-03)
- Wolf Creek — $0.0229 (smsepai4w0r3z, 2026-08-04)
- Mobile, Alabama — $0.0187 (smsf0skrsxdze, 2026-08-04)
- Paris, France — $0.0210 (smsf2l8e6heud, 2026-08-04)
- College Station, Texas — $0.0052 (smsf5j5r9dhwy, 2026-08-04)
- The Woodlands, TX — $0.0346 (smsfpnm85puor, 2026-08-05)
- Balogna, Italy — $0.0245 (smsgz31l10d69, 2026-08-06)
Cost by day (UTC)
- 2026-08-02: 4 runs — $0.09
- 2026-08-03: 15 runs — $0.32
- 2026-08-04: 23 runs — $0.58
- 2026-08-05: 8 runs — $0.23
- 2026-08-06: 1 run — $0.03