Usage‑Based Pricing for AI Data

Reddit is pushing Google (and OpenAI) to move beyond a fixed‑fee license toward dynamic pricing that pays more when its content proves especially valuable to AI products. At the same time, Reddit wants deeper placement inside Google’s AI surfaces to convert fly‑by searchers into community users. This pairs data licensing with distribution, not just cash. — If content platforms sell data on a metered basis in exchange for AI placement, it will redefine who controls information flows and how human conversations are monetized online.