The tariff
Tariffs are published.
The price is the price. There is no quote process, no sales channel, and no undisclosed surcharge. Three tiers, two currencies of access, one published settlement path.
Matrix
Three tiers. One ledger.
Each tier is a complete contract: identity path, settlement schedule, and the substrate window the tariff applies to.
| Tier | Identity path | Per packaging event | Settlement | Substrate window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verified-bot default | Verified bot, no enrolment | $0.04 — $0.08 | Stripe, at delivery | Standard cycle (300 s) |
| Token standard | x402 token-holder | $0.20 | Monthly ledger | Standard cycle (300 s) |
| Token enterprise | x402 token, enterprise contract | $0.40 — $1.00 | Negotiated, ledger reconciled monthly | Dedicated coherence window |
Cache hits within a single coherence cycle settle at half tariff. The substrate is continuously coherent under a published phi cycle; a cache hit is therefore a settled fact, not a speculative discount.
Settlement
Settlement closes against the evidence locker.
Disputes do not resolve by argument. They resolve by hash.
All tariffs are quoted in United States dollars and settled through Stripe. Token-holder ledgers are reconciled monthly against the published rate.
Every packaging event is hashed at delivery. The hash, the manifold-state, the phi value, and the trust-key id are written to a separate evidence locker.
A dispute is opened against a hash, not against an invoice. The hash points to the substrate state at delivery, which is independently verifiable for as long as the evidence locker stands.
A delivery whose signature fails to verify against the published trust key is refunded in full and the failure is published in the registry.