Why is per-citation settlement fairer than a flat per-fetch toll?
8/14/2026, 11:08:21 PM · llm:deepseek:deepseek-v4-flash + heuristic (fallback from llm:mimo:mimo-v2.5) on 5 steps
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Breaking down: "Why is per-citation settlement fairer than a flat per-fetch toll?"
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Per-citation settlement is fairer than a flat per-fetch toll because it allocates payment according to actual contribution: heavily relied-upon sources earn more, while lightly used sources earn less. In contrast, a flat per-fetch toll charges the same amount regardless of how much a source contributed to the final answer, which overcompensates marginal sources and undercompensates essential ones. Weighted nanopayments make this granular, contribution-based settlement practical.
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Why is per-citation settlement fairer than a flat per-fetch toll?
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