Use AI with your own Anthropic key
Mappio creates your CV and letter without AI. AI is an extra in the paid plans. It uses an API key from Anthropic, the company behind Claude, and you pay Anthropic directly for what you use.
What it costs
| Use | About |
|---|---|
| One AI cover letter | €0.02–0.05 |
| 30 letters in a month of job hunting | €1–2 |
1. Create an Anthropic account
- Go to console.anthropic.com and sign up with your e-mail.
- Confirm your e-mail address.
2. Add credit and set a monthly limit
- Open Billing and buy a small credit, for example $5.
- Open Limits and set a monthly spend limit, for example $5. Anthropic stops at that limit.
- Leave automatic top-up off unless you want it.
3. Create the key
- Open API keys and click Create key.
- Name it, for example “Mappio on my laptop”.
- Copy the key. It starts with sk-ant- and is shown only once. Treat it like a password.
4. Paste it into Mappio
AI needs a paid plan. On Free the key is kept, but AI stays off until you activate a plan.
- Open Settings › AI cover letters in Mappio.
- Paste the key and click Save key.
- Optional: switch on Use AI by default.
What is sent to Anthropic
Only when you click an AI button: the job ad, the profile facts the text needs, and Mappio’s draft. It goes straight from your browser to Anthropic under your own account, never through our servers. A truth check then rejects any skill, tool, certificate or number that is not in your profile.
Remove or replace the key
In Mappio: Settings › AI cover letters › Remove. At Anthropic: delete the key under API keys. The key is never part of a Mappio backup.