Api key usage

[shadow thorn]

Does having the openclaw gateway running use api key credits on my gemeni api key? Also does having my browse relay turned on use api key credits?

[sonic cove]

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[minor loom]

Short answer: no — just having the OpenClaw gateway running does not burn Gemini API credits by itself.

And no — having Browser Relay turned on also does not consume Gemini credits on its own.

You only spend credits when OpenClaw actually makes provider/API calls, e.g.:

• generating a model response
• running features that use paid APIs (web search provider, remote embeddings, etc.)
• scheduled jobs/heartbeats that trigger model calls

So if it’s idle (no messages/tasks), it should be effectively zero usage.

Docs:

• API usage + what can spend keys: https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/api-usage-costs
• Token/cost visibility: https://docs.openclaw.ai/reference/token-use

If you want, I can also show the quickest way to verify usage in your own setup with /status and /usage full.

[shadow thorn]

where do i check the usage commands