effort.
Forces the client to share in the inefficiency of older approaches. As Substrate compounds, the meter penalizes the buyer.
Inefficiency sharedWhy this is the unit
Effort is ours. Output is yours.
Substrate keeps changing the relationship between the two. The unit you pay in has to reflect that.
output.
The client pays for the work that ships. Substrate's efficiency gains compound on our side of the line, where the responsibility lives.
Inefficiency absorbedThe commitment that matters most
Every cycle of Substrate maturation lowers the cost of an ECU.
The structural promise of the model. The better Substrate gets, the cheaper we get.
ECU Price Index
Substrate compounds. Every engagement makes the next one cheaper to deliver and pricing in ECUs means that compounding shows up in the rate.
Price in outcomes, not hours.
Tell us your scope. We'll size it in ECUs and walk through the rate card.