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Re:Why outcome-billing makes sense for AI Agents by j45 on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:05PM (#46304802)
Outcome billing may seem to make sense for AI.

Maybe the pricing model makes sense in the beginning.

Until people will realize the big secret - AI is still just software.

A new category of software.

The price of software generally only goes in one direction, and that’s a race to the bottom.

Re:Why outcome-billing makes sense for AI Agents by rajvarkala on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:08PM (#46304846)
This is actually what I thought. Although, AI agent developers can capture 1:10 of value delivered - assuming AI agents deliver - but with competiton among Agent builders, the value capture will go down. That is one possibility