Common questions
Is AI built into Acelle, or is it a plugin?
AI is a plugin. AcelleMail core ships without any AI features — install the AcelleMail AI plugin and Acelle gains four AI surfaces (chatbox, sparkle, coaches, admin dashboards). Aurius 4.0 is the managed AI engine that powers the plugin. If you already have an OpenAI or Anthropic key, the plugin works fine on its own; Aurius is the alternative for teams that don't want to manage keys or balances.
Can I bring my own AI engine?
Yes. The plugin supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and self-hosted Ollama natively. Add the engine, test the connection, set it as default — that engine handles every chatbox, sparkle, and coach call. Aurius isn't a lock-in.
What does “a credit” mean?
Aurius bills by usage. A short chatbox turn or one sparkle rewrite is a small amount of credit; a long agent loop that fans out to multiple tools costs more. Every plan publishes the per-task averages so you can predict where you'll land — and the admin Usage dashboard shows real-time spend.
Where does my data go?
Every prompt, response, tool call, and feedback rating lives in your Acelle database — eight audit tables prefixed ai_*. Aurius itself sees only the request payload needed to generate the response; nothing is used for training. See our privacy policy for details.
Can I disable AI for individual users or screens?
Yes. Aurius exposes a per-feature flag matrix (Support chatbox, Agent tool-use, Sparkle rewrite, Coach personas, Admin AI dashboards) and a Permissions matrix — admin only, all users, none. Flip it from AI Settings and the UI surfaces hide instantly.
Does Aurius work with the Extended (SaaS) license?
Yes. Multi-tenant Acelle installs running the Extended license can run Aurius across all tenants from a single key, and the included Permissions matrix gates which subscription tiers see which AI surfaces.