diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 308d3ae..c61e416 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ A thrown error with `status` 401/402/403, or a 429 or 400 that mentions credits
 
 | Variable | Default | |
 |---|---|---|
-| `C0MPUTE_API_KEY` | none | Infernet trusted-client key (`ifc_...`), one per app. Without it the public limit is 20 requests an hour per IP. |
+| `C0MPUTE_API_KEY` | none | Infernet **account** key (`ik_live_...`), billed per job. An `ifc_` trusted-client key without an end-user subject, or no key at all, gets the free tier of 10 queries a day. |
 | `C0MPUTE_URL` | `https://infernetprotocol.com` | |
 | `C0MPUTE_MODELS` | `huihui_ai/qwen3.5-abliterated:9b,qwen2.5:7b,qwen3:4b,gemma3:4b,huihui_ai/qwen3.5-abliterated:4b` | Tried in order. The first is an Infernet house model every node pulls. |
 | `C0MPUTE_ANY_MODEL` | off | Let any free node answer as a last resort. Small models write junk JSON. |
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eae50f1..c239e1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@profullstack/ai-providers",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "One text-model call for every Profullstack app: c0mpute first, OpenAI and Anthropic as alternating fallbacks, dead keys parked. Zero dependencies.",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/c0mpute.js b/src/c0mpute.js
index 37ed5a2..12184ff 100644
--- a/src/c0mpute.js
+++ b/src/c0mpute.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
  *     -> {jobId, source, model}
  *   GET  /api/chat/stream/<jobId>   server-sent events: meta, token..., done | error
  *
- * Without a key the public playground allows 20 requests an hour per IP. A
- * trusted-client key (`ifc_...`, one per app) has its own budget.
+ * Use an account key (`ik_live_...`): it is billed per job with no daily cap.
+ * With no key, or a trusted-client key (`ifc_...`) that names no end user, the
+ * caller gets the free tier of 10 queries a day.
  *
  * `p2p_only` (default on) stops Infernet handing the job to its billed hosted
  * fallback; an answer from anything but a peer node is refused.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4a18326..c8d65fb 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ const num = (v) => (v == null || v === '' || Number.isNaN(Number(v)) ? undefined
 /**
  * Builds the router from the environment.
  *
- *   C0MPUTE_API_KEY      Infernet trusted-client key (ifc_...). Without it the
- *                        public limit of 20 requests an hour per IP applies.
+ *   C0MPUTE_API_KEY      Infernet account key (ik_live_...), billed per job. No
+ *                        key, or an ifc_ key with no subject, gets 10 free
+ *                        queries a day.
  *   C0MPUTE_URL          default https://infernetprotocol.com
  *   C0MPUTE_MODELS       comma list, tried in order (C0MPUTE_MODEL also read)
  *   C0MPUTE_ANY_MODEL    1 to let any free node answer as a last resort