White Paper 7: The see7 AIaaS Revenue Engine
Version 1.5.4 (The Sovereign Standard) · Date: February 3, 2026
Subject: Hybrid Tiered Economics and Universal Token Attribution
Standards Focus: #5 (Zero Hardcoding), #6 (Forensic Traceability), #7 (Enterprise Grade)
1. The Value-First Philosophy: Scalable ROI
Our monetization is built on the principle that Investment must scale in direct proportion to the intelligence yield. We reject the "flat-fee" seat model of legacy SaaS as economically misaligned with AI-driven workflows.
Economic Alignment: Traditional SaaS charges for access; see7 charges for Outcome. By pinning costs to Tokens, we ensure that your spend is 1:1 with the volume of knowledge processed.
Value Density: see7 provides a high-leverage environment where a small team can exert massive organizational influence without an explosion in seat costs.
2. Tiered Intelligence Plans
To accommodate everything from rapid prototyping to global enterprise deployments, see7 offers four distinct Plan Tiers. A customer's entire user base operates on the same Tier to ensure a unified security and feature posture.
| Tier | Strategic Focus | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| FREE | Individual Prototyping | Limited Search & Public Vault access. |
| STARTER | Team Knowledge Base | Private Omnivore Ingestion & Universal Viewer. |
| GROWTH | Revenue Generation | RFP Responder & SME Verification Loops. |
| SCALE | Enterprise Governance | Forensic Traceability & Advanced Audit Protocol. |
For current seat rates and volume-based token discounts, please refer to the official see7 Pricing Page.
3. Universal Ironclad Attribution
Our Ironclad Billing engine is a universal foundation. Whether on the Free or Scale tier, every token consumed passes through a mandatory Circuit Breaker to ensure 100% accounting accuracy.
System Shadow Identities: Usage from background automations (crawls, segmenting) is attributed to a tenant-specific System User. This prevents "orphaned" costs from falling through the cracks.
Idempotent Handoffs (Standard #3): If a task retries due to a system error, the customer is only billed for the successful outcome, never for internal retries.
4. Virtual Credits & Operational Safety
The Sovereign Bridge: New accounts are granted Virtual Credits to build their initial vault without financial friction, providing a baseline for "Right-Sizing" future commitments.
Non-Blocking Limits: When a monthly limit is reached, see7 displays a Usage Banner rather than locking users out, prioritizing workflow continuity during critical sales cycles.
5. Transparency & Forensic Audit (Standard #6)
Within the Customer Portal > Workspace > Billing area, see7 provides radical transparency into how every credit is spent. We believe that trust is built through forensic visibility.
Usage Visibility: Administrators see a granular breakdown of usage by user, by repository, and by specific AI model.
"System & Automations" Labeling: All background tasks (crawls, atomization) are clearly labeled, ensuring the customer sees the value delivered by see7's autonomous components.
The [BILLING:TRACE] Protocol: Every deduction is linked to a correlationId. For customers on the SCALE tier, this allows administrators to trace costs back to specific files or queries, providing the ultimate "paper trail" for compliance.
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For ingestion and credits draw-down, see Omnivore Ingestion Engine. For the Drafting Desk apps that consume credits, see Drafting Desk Apps. For engineering standards, see Development Philosophy. For Stripe product overview, see Stripe Billing overview.