Assigning Claude Opus to Premium Portals

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Is there a way to assign Claude Opus to Premium Portals and Lower Tier Model to Free Trial Portals? That way, people accessing free tools will utilize GPT 5 Nano for example, then once they upgrade, they will get redirected to Premium Portal using Claude Opus. Is this possible?

Thanks!

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Hi @vener,

This is a really thoughtful setup idea. I think I understood the scenario here but feel free to correct me if I misunderstood anything.

Here’s the simple breakdown:

  • Pickaxe won’t automatically switch models (like GPT → Claude) when someone upgrades

  • The upgrade system works by unlocking access to different Pickaxes, not changing what’s inside an existing one

So when a user upgrades:

  • They get access to new (premium) tools

  • The original tool stays the same with its original model and setup

An easy way to think about it:

  • Free users → Tool A (GPT-5 Nano)

  • Paid users → Tool B (Claude Opus)

You’re not upgrading the same tool, you’re giving access to a better version of it

How you can set this up:

  1. Create a free version of your tool with a lighter model

  2. Duplicate it and set the premium version with Claude Opus

  3. Lock the premium version within Portal.

  4. Guide users to upgrade when they want better results or hit limits.

  5. You can also use the new feature to lock specific tools or folders and present upgrade options directly in your portal:
    Kindly have a look: https://community.pickaxe.co/t/new-feature-lock-tools-folders-sell-smarter-in-your-portal/8372

This approach usually ends up being cleaner for users as well, since the difference between free and premium is very clear.

I hope this helps.