Core concepts

Key concepts to get productive with manabiQ quickly.

Outcome-based pricing

manabiQ doesn't require a subscription. The default tier is Pay as you go ($0/month):

• Drafting and editing courses is free
• Inviting up to 5 learners is free
• You only pay ($2–$6 one-time) when you publish a course to learners

Subscriptions exist to give you a per-publish discount and lift some quotas, not to gate access. See Pricing plans for the full breakdown.

Roles

Admin / Editor

• Generate, edit, and publish courses
• Invite learners
• View analytics
• Manage billing (Owner only)

Per-plan admin limits:

Learner

• Take courses they've been invited to
• Answer quizzes
• Review their own progress and scores

Course structure

Course (the unit you publish — costs $2–$6 one-time by tier)
├── Module 1 (= 1 lesson; the unit shown to learners as "Module 1")
│   ├── Body / slides
│   └── Quiz (3–5 questions)
├── Module 2
│   └── ...
└── ...

"Lessons" on the pricing pages = "Modules" inside the product. Same thing, two words. Typical course has 6–10 modules, each aiming for 5–15 minutes of completion time. Module count determines the publish tier:

• Small (1–5 lessons) → cheapest
• Medium (6–15 lessons) → most common
• Large (16–30 lessons) → for longer programs

HITL (Human-in-the-Loop)

AI-generated content is never auto-published. A human admin must review and approve before learners see it.

This is a critical safety mechanism:

1. AI generates a draft
2. Admin reviews and edits on the /review page
3. Admin examines the AI Confidence Report
4. Admin clicks Publish — only then is the course live

This prevents AI mistakes from being pushed to learners unchecked.

AI Confidence Report

A manabiQ-unique feature. Before publish, AI self-audits the generated course against the source material and scores it on:

• Fidelity score (e.g. 94%) — how closely the course matches the source
• Coverage score — how well important topics are covered
• Hallucination detection — fabricated or inaccurate claims

Low scores trigger warnings and suggest regeneration.

Agentic AI (Standard plan and above)

Post-publish, AI keeps learning:

• Prompt Evolver — Watches learner quiz scores and auto-improves generation prompts
• Adaptive Quiz — Suggests additional quiz questions targeting weak spots
• Freshness Manager — Detects source updates and suggests course regeneration

Bilingual feature

Admin authors in English → learners can read in English or Spanish (and Japanese too).

• One-click language toggle
• AI translates on first access, cached thereafter
• Quizzes also translate

One course, multiple languages. No duplicate maintenance.

Data and privacy

• All data encrypted and stored in Google Cloud (us-central1)
• Strict Firestore rules — no cross-organization data leaks
• GDPR / APPI / CCPA compliant data export and deletion

See the Privacy & Data category for details.

Next steps

• Invite learners
• Analytics dashboard overview