How spend is shown

The live meter during a build, and the totals per mod, version and asset.

Cyrus shows the cost three times: before, during and after.

Before

On New mod, the cost panel shows a range in tokens for the model you chose and the size of mod you described. It is an estimate. It is also the most the build may hold while it runs.

During

The build screen has a live meter:

Estimated so far: what the build has used up to now.
Held: the amount set aside for this build.

After

When the build ends, the meter settles into one of:

Settled: what the build actually used. The rest of the hold is released.
Returned: tokens given back, for example when a build fails on our side.
Covered by Cyrus: work we absorbed. You do not pay for it.

Totals

Each project page has a Token spend card, with the total for the mod and a breakdown per version, per change, and per asset or settings revision. Builds made before tokens existed show no spend.

Figures labelled "estimated" are not final until the build settles.

Related: refunds and failed builds.