AIQ Institute

Strands / Fluent stream

4. Token and cost economics

Get the outcome at a tenth of the cost, and prove it.

The ladder, level by level

The modules listed against each level describe what a provider's curriculum is mapped against. The institute assesses and certifies; it does not teach them.

  1. 1Spark₹299

    Capabilities

    • Explains tokens, context and why a quota drains
    • Has watched a quota drain in ten minutes and knows why

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Live demo: drain a quota in ten minutes with bad prompting

    Assessment 25 min adaptive live oral and practical with the AI examinerPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 1 in strand 4
  2. 2Torch₹699

    Capabilities

    • Applies context control, batching and caching
    • Measures cost per task for own work

    Modules mapped to this level

    • The right way: context control, batching, caching, routing to cheaper models

    Assessment 45 min practical task in a live sandbox, then a vivaPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 2 in strand 4
  3. 3Beam₹1,499

    Capabilities

    • Routes work across model tiers
    • Writes bounded briefs for workers and reads bounded returns
    • Shows cost per outcome falling over a month

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Delegation economics: workers, briefs, bounded returns

    Assessment 90 min performance exam in a live sandbox plus portfolio reviewPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 3 in strand 4
  4. 4Beacon₹3,999

    Capabilities

    • Sets budgets and alerts for a team
    • Reports cost per outcome to leadership
    • Designs routing policy across providers

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Cost per outcome, budgets, alerts

    Assessment Portfolio, two-hour defended case, peer panel of twoPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 4 in strand 4
  5. 5Luminary₹9,999

    Capabilities

    • Designs cost governance for an organisation
    • Examines candidates at levels 1 to 3
    • Licensed independent trainer for this strand

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Examiner practicum

    Assessment Panel of three human examiners, teaching demonstration, contribution recordPass mark Panel decisionValidity Annual contribution record

    Sit level 5 in strand 4
  6. 6NovaBy nomination

    Contribution

    Level 6 is the same in every strand: a documented contribution to the strand that others have adopted (a method, tool, dataset, curriculum, standard or published finding), examined by the standards council on nomination by two Luminaries.

    Assessment Standards council review, by nomination onlyValidity Lifetime, listed in the public register

Currency

This is a fast strand. It changes quickly, so its currency pulses matter most. Levels 3 and 4 need one 20 minute currency pulse a year to stay valid, and subscriptions cover every pulse in every strand.

Currency pulses and subscriptions · Fees and pass marks for every level