Context Bandwidth Credits: pricing the pain
Meter context delivery instead of storage to align cost with value. CBC pricing ties spend to the thing that actually hurts: the window.
Pricing the real pain
The cost users feel is not storage - it is the context window. CBC aligns pricing to the amount of context delivered, not the bytes stored, so you pay for what delays compaction.
Usage that scales with value
Teams can start small and expand as retrieval becomes central to their workflow. Metering context encourages efficient tool use instead of hoarding, keeping budgets transparent.
Predictable budgets
Seat pricing plus committed bandwidth keeps finance predictable. Overage packs add flexibility without hard stops, and outputs degrade gracefully when caps are hit.