There are two ways to price software with a language model inside it. Bundle the model and meter the customer, or charge for the system and let the customer bring their own key. The first looks simpler on a pricing page. The second is why a busy month does not turn into a surprise invoice.
The Metered Trap
Metered AI has a specific failure mode for sales tools: success costs more. A campaign that works produces more conversations, more conversations consume more credits, and the tool that made you money starts asking for a top-up mid-launch. Operators respond by shortening prompts, trimming context and turning features off, which is optimising the wrong variable in the middle of the one week that mattered.
Your Key, Your Model, Your Bill
Scalegram runs on a key you provide, from Grok, OpenAI or DeepSeek. You see the usage in your own provider dashboard, you set your own limits, and you can change model or provider without leaving the product. In practice the model bill for a normal Telegram operation is a few dollars a month, because sales conversations are short and the heavy lifting is your saved material rather than tokens.
The other reason to own the key: portability. Your playbook, your flow and your client list stay in Scalegram, but the model underneath is a choice you can revisit whenever the market moves, and it moves often.
What the $999 Covers
One plan, no tiers and no metering: up to 10 Telegram bots and 10 tracked websites, your personal Telegram as a CRM, unlimited clients, tags and notes, unlimited conversations, the full flow builder, saved replies with pictures and PDFs, voice notes in your own cloned voice, ask-me checkpoints, human handoff, and the assistant on call in your Telegram.
The Comparison That Actually Decides It
The honest benchmark is not another SaaS tool, it is a person. A part-time setter answering first messages across the hours a Telegram audience is awake costs several times $999 a month in most markets, needs training, and stops when they sleep. The system running on autopilot does the same first-response and qualification work continuously, files the CRM while it goes, and hands you the exceptions.
What It Does Not Buy
Worth saying plainly: it does not buy a strategy. The playbook is yours, the offer is yours, and a bad offer answered instantly in four languages is still a bad offer. What you are buying is that the good offer never goes unanswered.
"Charging for the system and letting people bring their own model key keeps the incentives honest. We are not paid more when your campaign works, and you are never choosing between a longer prompt and a smaller bill."
— Roman Onta, Executive Director, SINGUARD
Key Takeaways
- Scalegram is one plan at $999 a month, with no tiers and no metering.
- You bring your own key from Grok, OpenAI or DeepSeek, so usage is visible and capped in your own provider account.
- The model bill for a normal Telegram operation is typically a few dollars a month on top.
- The plan covers up to 10 bots and 10 tracked sites, unlimited clients and conversations, and the full flow builder.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which provider should I choose?
Any of the three works. Pick on price and availability in your region first; you can switch later without rebuilding your playbook or losing your client list.
What does the model actually cost per month?
For a typical Telegram operation, a few dollars. Sales conversations are short, and most of what a client receives is your own saved material rather than generated text.
Is there a cheaper tier if I only run one bot?
No. There is one plan, deliberately: no metering to manage and no feature held back on a lower tier. It covers up to 10 bots and 10 tracked sites whether you use one or all of them.