There's endless talk about AI agent pricing. 
 Pay-per-task. Pay-per-outcome. Pay-per-usage.


yawn


These are all typical software pricing models. Built for scale, built for everyone, built to make money through volume.


But what if, it was the opposite?


2025 might be the year a new class of agents emerges: AI agents so powerful, they're only available to a select few.


Think about it: 
 A financial modeling agent that knows market secrets. 
 Available to just 20 hedge funds. 
 Only the highest bidders gain access. 
 Everyone else? Tough Luck.


The race to build the smartest agents will create a new hierarchy. 
 Tier A agents for those who can pay premium, everyone else settles for Tier B. 
 You're not buying software - you're buying access to superior intelligence.


2025 will be the year ultra-specialized AI agents emerge. 
 The beginning of a new market where scarcity drives value. 
 Like rare art pieces, the most powerful agents will be priced accordingly.


The future of AI includes a premium tier. 
 Where companies don't just use AI - it’s their secret weapon. 
 Where scarcity becomes the new pricing model, and only the 1% get to play.


And while I believe in democratizing best-in-class AI beyond the Fortune 500, this future seems inevitable.

@asantanilla・ On Twenty 25 Part I・Jan 2, 2025