AI Economics

How AI companies price their products, protect margins, and turn cost data into pricing decisions.

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May 20, 2026•13 min read

AI Decisions Are Pricing Decisions

Every model swap, prompt change, and workflow tweak is a pricing decision. Most builders aren't measuring it. Their customers are paying for it.

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March 27, 2026•10 min read

AI Margins Are Half of SaaS. The Operating Model Must Follow.

When margins halve, everything downstream breaks.

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March 27, 2026•8 min read

The Usage-Based Pricing Trap: Why AI Companies Are Moving Back to Plans

Usage-based pricing is easiest to close and hardest to renew.

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March 16, 2026•14 min read

How to Price AI Products: A Data-Driven Framework

Most AI pricing decisions are made without the one thing that matters most: actual cost data.

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The $0.99 Resolution: Why Outcome Pricing Only Works When Outcomes Are Binary

January 17, 2026•8 min read

The $0.99 Resolution: Why Outcome Pricing Only Works When Outcomes Are Binary

Outcome-based pricing shifts risk from the buyer to the vendor. The companies getting it right chose outcomes that are binary and measurable. The rest chose outcomes that are subjective.

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