FireCardManager sends the front and back image of each card to the AI service you choose in Configuration > AI Identity (Claude or Gemini). The AI reads the card and fills in its details, such as player, year, brand, set, card number, parallel, serial number, rookie, autograph and memorabilia.

Accuracy depends mostly on the images. Clear, straight, well-lit scans are identified far more reliably than blurry or glare-heavy photos, and modern cards are easier than rare or very old ones.

You always get the final word:

• Every card can be checked and corrected in the Card Editor before it’s listed.
• A card that isn’t identified can’t be sent to the Bulk Lister, so an unreviewed guess never goes live by accident.

Identification cost is paid directly to Anthropic or Google on your own API key: roughly $0.42 per 1,000 cards with Claude Haiku, or about $1.49 per 1,000 with Gemini Flash-Lite (checked November 2026).