How does sub-cent payments per cited source work in practice, and which published material supports the explanation?
10/2/2026, 3:23:30 PM · llm:deepseek:deepseek-v4-flash + heuristic (fallback from llm:mimo:mimo-v2.5) on 1 step
No supported answer: no source passed the relevance and evidence checks within this run's limits. The planning questions and SKIP reasons show how the request was interpreted. Clarify the subject or intended meaning before starting another paid job. This does not establish that no relevant evidence exists.
Evidence ledger — supporting quotes
How do sub-cent payments per cited source work in practice?
0%No supporting evidence
Which published material supports the explanation of how sub-cent payments per cited source work?
0%No supporting evidence
Research evidence matrix
Compare research claims with cited sources and inspect recorded excerpts. An empty cell means no inspectable excerpt was recorded; it does not establish whether a claim is true, false, or disputed. Coverage and agent confidence are not measured accuracy.
| Research claim | Inspection status |
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| How do sub-cent payments per cited source work in practice? | No inspectable excerpt recorded |
| Which published material supports the explanation of how sub-cent payments per cited source work? | No inspectable excerpt recorded |
Decision log · 60 steps
Breaking down: "How does sub-cent payments per cited source work in practice, and which published material supports the explanation?"
Identified 2 research target(s) to investigate; these are not established facts
Deep mode: up to 4 paid/cached/public reads plus one bounded gap-expansion pass when needed.
Web search: 3/3 planned queries attempted, 3 succeeded, 24 public page previews, 0 unavailable queries. Snippets are discovery only. Public reads spend no USDC; model and service operating costs remain separate.
Discovered 21 verified creator source(s) and 29 free public reference(s)
Recalled 60 past runs on this subject — how these sources performed when they were available.
ERC-8004 reputation loaded — composite scores on this subject.
Claim-aware portfolio (exhaustive; bounded selection, not a claim of global optimality) selected 0/0 positive proposal(s): 0 free/cache selections + 0 paid fresh selections, predicting 0/2 claim(s) above the evidence floor with $0.000000/$0.015000 fetch USDC reserved.
Free-preview pre-check found no claim-targeted source worth its toll. No paid fetch will be attempted.
Already cached and still relevant (matches source); reuse for free instead of paying again. - free public feed reference; no purchase or creator reward. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Already cached and still relevant (matches supports); reuse for free instead of paying again. - free public feed reference; no purchase or creator reward. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0 USDC. - free public feed reference; no purchase or creator reward.
Already cached and still relevant (matches practice); reuse for free instead of paying again. - free public feed reference; no purchase or creator reward. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Already cached and still relevant (matches published); reuse for free instead of paying again. - free public feed reference; no purchase or creator reward. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Strong topical match on sub, cent, payments, per, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.33, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Strong topical match on work, published, addresses sub-claim 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on sub, payments, practice, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.25, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on payments, source, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Strong topical match on payments, practice, addresses sub-claim 1; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on per, cited, source, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.25, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on payments, source, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on payments, practice, addresses sub-claim 1; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on work, practice, addresses sub-claim 1; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (only work); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Strong topical match on work, practice, addresses sub-claim 1; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Weak match (only practice); not worth 0 USDC. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward.
Strong topical match on work, published, material, addresses sub-claim 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.25, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on cited, published, material, supports, addresses sub-claim 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.33, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on source, work, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Strong topical match on sub, cent, payments, per, source, addresses sub-claim 1 & 2; worth the 0 USDC toll. - free public original-page READ selection (not a cache hit); no purchase or creator reward. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.42, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Already cached and still relevant (matches payments); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.004 USDC.
Already cached and still relevant (matches sub, cent, payments, per); reuse for free instead of paying again. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.33, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Already cached and still relevant (matches per); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.002 USDC.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.002 USDC.
Weak match (only payments); not worth 0.002 USDC.
Already cached and still relevant (matches work); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Already cached and still relevant (matches payments); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Already cached and still relevant (matches source); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.003 USDC.
Weak match (only source); not worth 0.003 USDC.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.004 USDC.
Already cached and still relevant (matches payments, published); reuse for free instead of paying again. — cached bytes are free, but this read does not clear the attention gate (EV 0.17, minimum 0.45, with a required claim target).
Already cached and still relevant (matches payments); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Already cached and still relevant (matches work); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.002 USDC.
Already cached and still relevant (matches source); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.003 USDC.
Already cached and still relevant (matches payments); reuse for free instead of paying again. — the free-preview coverage check could not connect this source to any sub-claim, so no toll is authorized.
Weak match (no key terms); not worth 0.002 USDC.
Done. Spent $0 across 0 confirmed/simulated payment(s) to creators.
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