Roon posted that major AI companies should commit to real-time priced API products. Demand varies wildly over a day and night curve while the industry faces severe capacity constraints. Agents can handle variable pricing, batching, and cost projections. Replies examined token markets that could emerge, risks of one lab pulling ahead and capturing extreme profits, whether tokens measure compute consistently across models, and suggestions such as evening discounts. One reply warned the setup could create permanent regional underclasses tied to ability to pay.