How Much AI Do You Need?
MindMake is the portable brain on your computer. Your Claude or Codex plan is the engine.
Different work uses different amounts of AI power. This page helps you choose a setup that fits what you actually do.
MindMake is a one-time purchase. Your AI subscription is separate.
What you buy from PieoSync
When you buy MindMake, Easy Grader, or a MindMake package, you are buying the portable system on your computer. It stays yours. It does not include your Claude or OpenAI subscription.
→PieoSync product = one-time purchase
→Claude Cowork or OpenAI Codex for Mac = separate subscription
→MindMake lives on your computer
→Your AI plan determines how much weekly work you can run comfortably
AI WORKLOAD BY TASK
Different work uses different amounts of AI
LIGHT
Basic admin writing — short emails, reminders, simple rewrites
MEDIUM
Website edits and product copy — page drafting, editing, content cleanup
MEDIUM
Headshot, bio, and actor materials review — actor bios, resume cleanup, role-fit review
HEAVY
Rubric building — setting standards, building grading logic, clarifying criteria
HEAVY
Essay grading batches — repeated long-form review, written comments, consistency checks
MEDIUM TO HEAVY
AI paper review — depends on paper length and how many comparison passes are used
HEAVY
Long continuity sessions — large folders, multiple tasks, deep memory use, lots of file context
Simple plan guide
Light Use — You use MindMake occasionally, do light admin work, write short drafts, or are testing the system.
Regular Use — You use MindMake every week, do moderate writing or planning, run smaller grading or actor-work batches, and want less friction.
Heavy Use — You grade in volume, build rubrics often, run long continuity sessions, and use MindMake as a daily office.
For teachers
If you are using MindMake for Teachers, plan for heavier usage than a normal writing workflow. Rubric Maker is a high-precision task. Essay Grader uses repeated long-form reasoning. HEARTBEAT and review passes add quality control. AI Paper Suspicion Flagger can add extra review load.
If you grade every week, choose your AI plan for a real grading workflow, not casual use.
For actors
If you are using MindMake for Actors, usage usually lands below heavy grading work, but it can still climb when you are doing lots of self-tape prep, role-fit reviews, material rewrites, and long continuity sessions.
Actors doing occasional career maintenance may be fine on a lighter plan. Actors using it like a daily office should expect regular or heavier demand.
What we will not promise
We do not promise exact weekly hours, exact paper counts, or exact monthly output because platform limits change, model behavior changes, and different tasks use different amounts of reasoning power.
→Light work is cheaper than deep work
→Grading burns more AI than quick admin
→Long continuity sessions burn more than isolated tasks
→If MindMake becomes part of your daily workflow, plan accordingly
Choose the system. Then choose enough fuel to use it well.
MindMake is the office. Your AI plan is the fuel. Match the fuel to the work and the whole thing makes a lot more sense.