From ed0c3626832a17a6b4111dccf1044cf59b60368e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nickviljoen <nick.viljoen@brandtech.plus>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 13:43:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update cost estimate to reflect actual usage (50x more
 accurate)

Issue: UI showed estimated cost of $0.15 per check, but actual
usage data shows average cost of only $0.003 per check - a 50x
difference!

Analysis from actual usage report:
- L'Oreal: 2 analyses, 6 checks total
- Cost: $0.02 total = $0.003 per check
- Old estimate: $0.15 per check (way too high)
- New estimate: $0.01 per check (conservative but realistic)

Changes:
- Updated cost calculation from 0.15 to 0.01 per check
- Updated display text from "$0.15 each" to "~$0.01 each"
- Applied to both web_ui.html and frontend/index.html

Example:
- Before: 3 checks = $0.45 estimated
- After: 3 checks = $0.03 estimated
- Actual: 3 checks = ~$0.01 (based on real usage)

New estimate is much closer to reality and based on actual
Gemini API usage data from production analyses.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 frontend/index.html | 4 ++--
 web_ui.html         | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 43eac21..9df61aa 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                     <div class="cost-display" id="costDisplay" style="background: #e3f2fd; padding: 12px; border-radius: 8px; border-left: 4px solid #2196f3; display: none;">
                         <strong>Estimated Cost: <span id="estimatedCost">$0.00</span></strong>
                         <br>
-                        <small style="color: #666;">Based on <span id="checkCount">0</span> selected checks at $0.15 each</small>
+                        <small style="color: #666;">Based on <span id="checkCount">0</span> selected checks at ~$0.01 each</small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
             if (profileSelect.value && availableProfiles[profileSelect.value]) {
                 const profile = availableProfiles[profileSelect.value];
                 const numChecks = profile.enabled_count;
-                const cost = numChecks * 0.15;
+                const cost = numChecks * 0.01;  // Updated based on actual usage: ~$0.01 per check
                 
                 estimatedCost.textContent = `$${cost.toFixed(2)}`;
                 checkCount.textContent = numChecks;
diff --git a/web_ui.html b/web_ui.html
index 85f749f..a6c7519 100644
--- a/web_ui.html
+++ b/web_ui.html
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
                     <div class="cost-display" id="costDisplay" style="background: #e3f2fd; padding: 12px; border-radius: 8px; border-left: 4px solid #2196f3; display: none;">
                         <strong>Estimated Cost: <span id="estimatedCost">$0.00</span></strong>
                         <br>
-                        <small style="color: #666;">Based on <span id="checkCount">0</span> selected checks at $0.15 each</small>
+                        <small style="color: #666;">Based on <span id="checkCount">0</span> selected checks at ~$0.01 each</small>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
@@ -1722,8 +1722,8 @@
             if (profileSelect.value && availableProfiles[profileSelect.value]) {
                 const profile = availableProfiles[profileSelect.value];
                 const numChecks = profile.enabled_count;
-                const cost = numChecks * 0.15;
-                
+                const cost = numChecks * 0.01;  // Updated based on actual usage: ~$0.01 per check
+
                 estimatedCost.textContent = `$${cost.toFixed(2)}`;
                 checkCount.textContent = numChecks;
                 costDisplay.style.display = 'block';