Pricing for the Agent Economy
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A2A Commerce Readiness Index
A 0–10 score of a vendor’s readiness for agent-to-agent buying, including machine-readable pricing, wallet APIs, and protocol support.
Abstraction Gap
The difference between the level at which a vendor incurs cost and the level at which it can credibly price customer value. Credits help bridge this gap.
Access Metric
A pricing metric based on reserved availability, capacity, or the right to use a service.
Action
A discrete, observable step an agent takes, such as extracting a field, updating a record, or invoking a tool.
Action Metric
A pricing metric based on a discrete step performed by an agent or system.
Agent Economy
A market in which autonomous and semi-autonomous agents perform and buy digital work, while credits, wallets, and protocols govern payment.
AI Agent
A system that perceives, decides, acts, and pursues goals with some degree of autonomy.
Archetype–Billing Gap
The difference between a company’s moat layer and its billing layer. A large gap can create pricing opportunity but requires a credible value model, Mapper, and meter.
Archetypal Pattern
A recurring structural pattern linking a firm’s defensibility, billing layer, and viable pricing logic. Archetypes are defined by moat layer, not merely by the metric on an invoice.
Attribution
Evidence linking an agent’s work to a measurable customer result.
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A2A Commerce Readiness Index
A 0–10 score of a vendor’s readiness for agent-to-agent buying, including machine-readable pricing, wallet APIs, and protocol support.
Abstraction Gap
The difference between the level at which a vendor incurs cost and the level at which it can credibly price customer value. Credits help bridge this gap.
Access Metric
A pricing metric based on reserved availability, capacity, or the right to use a service.
Action
A discrete, observable step an agent takes, such as extracting a field, updating a record, or invoking a tool.
Action Metric
A pricing metric based on a discrete step performed by an agent or system.
Agent Economy
A market in which autonomous and semi-autonomous agents perform and buy digital work, while credits, wallets, and protocols govern payment.
AI Agent
A system that perceives, decides, acts, and pursues goals with some degree of autonomy.
Archetype–Billing Gap
The difference between a company’s moat layer and its billing layer. A large gap can create pricing opportunity but requires a credible value model, Mapper, and meter.
Archetypal Pattern
A recurring structural pattern linking a firm’s defensibility, billing layer, and viable pricing logic. Archetypes are defined by moat layer, not merely by the metric on an invoice.
Attribution
Evidence linking an agent’s work to a measurable customer result.
Autonomy Risk Discount
The value buyers subtract because an agent may act incorrectly, unpredictably, or without sufficient control.
