Economic Moat - CRUX Credits & Cost-Conditioned Cascades (C³)

CRUX credits anchor platform economics to actual compute cost:

• Verified query = 1 CRUX
• Audit query = 5 CRUX
• Hot storage = 1 CRUX / 10MB / mo
• Ingestion → CRUX metering for fetch/parse/embed

C³ ensures the Engine stays within budget envelopes automatically.

Why this is a moat:

• Competitors leak money on LLM spend; CueCrux self-governs cost.
• CRUX balances create network effects: contributors earn what consumers spend.
• Pricing can flex with global model cost indices no margin surprises.

CueCrux achieves predictable unit economics rare in AI.