Dashboard Guide¶
Your EcoSemantic dashboard at ecosemantic.com/dashboard is your control center for managing your account, tracking usage, and testing the platform.
Dashboard Sections¶
Overview Tab¶
Your account summary showing:
- Credits available and used
- Recent activity summary
- Subscription tier (Free, Enthusiast, Professional)
Playground Tab¶
A built-in chat interface for testing EcoSemantic tools. You can select the AI model from a selector in the chat bar — fast, mid, and premium tiers are available (Opus shown as coming soon).
Model Selector
The model selector in the Playground lets you choose the AI powering your session. Each tier has a different credit cost per tool call (5 / 10 / 20).
Usage Tab¶
Detailed usage analytics:
- Tool call history by day/week/month
- Which tools are used most
- Database version distribution
Settings Tab¶
Account and billing management:
- Profile information
- Subscription management
- Payment methods
- Data export (GDPR)
API Tokens Tab¶
Generate and manage tokens for non-OAuth clients:
- Create new tokens
- View active tokens
- Revoke compromised tokens
Understanding Billing¶
Credit System¶
EcoSemantic uses a credit-based billing model. Each tool call consumes credits based on the AI model tier you are using in the Playground:
| Model Tier | Credits per Tool Call |
|---|---|
| Fast (e.g., Haiku 4.5) | 5 |
| Mid (e.g., Sonnet) | 10 |
| Premium (e.g., Opus) | 20 |
External MCP tool calls (e.g., web search) cost 1 credit each.
New accounts receive 200 welcome credits automatically. Credits can be purchased anytime from the dashboard via the Purchase Credits button.
Subscription Tiers¶
| Tier | Price | Databases | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | ecoinvent 3.6 only | Basic tools |
| Enthusiast | $24.99/mo | ecoinvent 3.6–3.11 | Core + graph search tools |
| Professional | $84.99/mo | ecoinvent 3.12, all versions | All tools, custom projects |
Credit Usage History¶
The Usage tab shows a monthly breakdown of credit consumption by category (LCA tools, external tools, etc.). You can also see per-conversation credit totals.
Playground vs External Clients¶
| Feature | Playground | Claude.ai / External |
|---|---|---|
| AI Model | Selectable (Fast/Mid/Premium) | Your choice (Sonnet, Opus) |
| Message limit | None | None |
| Credit cost | Yes (varies by model) | Yes (varies by model) |
| Best for | Quick tests, demos | Production use, complex work |
| Features | Full chat + workspace | Full AI capabilities |
Common Questions¶
"Why did my credits decrease but I didn't ask anything?"¶
One natural language question can trigger multiple tool calls, each costing credits. For example:
"Compare steel vs aluminum carbon footprint"
This might use:
search_activities(find steel) — 1 tool callsearch_activities(find aluminum) — 1 tool callcalculate_standard(steel impact) — 1 tool callcalculate_standard(aluminum impact) — 1 tool call
Total: 4 tool calls × model credit cost for one question.
"I ran out of credits—what now?"¶
Options:
- Purchase credits from the dashboard (instant)
- Upgrade tier for access to more databases and tools
"Do Playground messages use my credits?"¶
Yes. Every tool call the Playground AI makes consumes credits from your balance, regardless of which model tier you select.
Checking Your Usage¶
- Go to Dashboard → Overview
- See your current credit balance
- For detailed breakdown, click Usage tab
You'll see:
- Credits used this month by category
- Per-conversation credit totals
- Tool call history