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# Frequently Asked Questions

## Is BonzAI free to use?

Local generation does not require a subscription or wallet. You provide the computer, storage, and electricity. Optional onchain actions, provider usage, marketplace purchases, companion/team creation beyond included allowances, minting, and liquidity can involve displayed fees.

## Do I need `$BONZAI` to chat or generate?

No. `$BONZAI` is used for shared-economy commitment and utility, not as a credit for every prompt.

## Does BonzAI upload my prompts?

Local mode processes them on your device. A remote provider, connector, website, publication, or wallet action crosses the local boundary only when you choose that feature.

## Can BonzAI work without internet?

Downloaded local models can perform many workflows offline. Initial downloads, websites, connectors, P2P discovery, blockchain actions, IPFS publication, and updates require a connection.

## Why is the first use slow?

The model must be downloaded and prepared. Later launches use the cached copy unless storage was cleared or the model changed.

## Which product should I install?

Use Web for the quickest introduction, BonzAI+ for assistance beside webpages, and Desktop for the complete local studio. They complement one another.

## Can I use BonzAI on a phone?

BonzAI Web provides the mobile-friendly entry experience. Desktop and the BonzAI+ side-panel extension require a supported computer/browser environment for their full capabilities.

## Who owns my output?

BonzAI does not claim ownership merely because the app generated it. Model licenses, source rights, local law, and third-party rights still apply.

## Can I use generated work commercially?

It depends on the model license and source material. Read Help → Licenses and review rights before commercial use.

## What is the difference between saving and minting?

Saving keeps a local file/history record. Minting creates an onchain asset and usually publishes selected metadata/media.

## What is the difference between memory and training?

Memory supplies relevant notes to a model at use time. Training changes model weights or creates an adapter from a reviewed dataset.

## Can a companion see another team's memory?

Team and job memories are separate scopes. A role receives only the context assembled for that scope unless the user deliberately shares other notes.

## Does permanent liquidity make a token safe?

No. It prevents the creator from withdrawing the locked LP position, but price, liquidity, demand, contracts, and markets remain risky.

## What happens if I lose my wallet?

BonzAI cannot recover a self-custodied wallet or seed phrase. Local work may remain on the computer, but onchain ownership stays with the wallet.

## Can I move BonzAI to another computer?

Export important datasets, contribution packs, companion identities, memories, and creations before moving. Models can usually be downloaded again; private local history needs an explicit backup/export.

## Does BonzAI use Irys?

No. Public metadata/media uses the configured IPFS/Pinata-compatible path.