The Standard Basis market
Describe what you need. Compare the economics.
Keep the terms that matter.
Proposed brokerage process · Initial participation discussions · No live marketplace
01 / The initial service
Standard Basis is developing a brokerage for AI inference procurement. The starting point is a buyer’s workload and commercial requirements—not mastery of a new financial unit.
Bring an upcoming requirement or a recurring procurement problem. The proposed process translates it into a standardized request and compares provider offers on a common economic basis.
Discuss the qualifying services and capacity you could offer. The proposed process gives providers a consistent request to quote while preserving their delivery conditions.
02 / The proposed process
The common reference supports the transaction. It does not erase differences between providers or substitute for the buyer’s own assessment of value.
Capture the workload, volume, timing, region, and service requirements.
Prepare a comparable request and identify the relevant CCBT basis.
Solicit provider quotes and show prices alongside their material conditions.
Help counterparties agree commercial terms, delivery, and administration.
03 / An illustrative comparison
This fictional example shows the shape of a procurement comparison. It is not a set of available offers, a published benchmark, or a recommendation.
Assumed consumption mix: 80% input / 20% output tokens. Offers remain distinct in commitment and capacity.
| Provider | Input / output USD per 1M tokens | Blended price USD per 1M tokens | Relative to CCBT CCBT per model token | Term | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider A | $0.60 / $2.10 | $0.90 | 0.75× | Month-to-month | Shared |
| Provider B | $0.90 / $2.40 | $1.20 | 1.00× | Three months | Reserved |
| Provider C | $1.20 / $2.70 | $1.50 | 1.25× | One year | Dedicated |
Calculation. Blended price = 0.8 × input price + 0.2 × output price. Relative price = blended price ÷ $1.20. This mix is an example assumption, not an adopted CCBT pricing convention.
What remains separate. Service quality, latency, minimum volumes, additional charges, eligibility, credit, and delivery obligations still need to be assessed and agreed.
04 / Future consumption
A future CCBT commitment follows the qualifying market at delivery, not the model basket at the time of purchase. Agree the economic quantity and terms now; select the models when consumption begins.
These models and their market usage define the opening reference. The basket is not carried forward unchanged.
| Model | Market share | Token price | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model A | 50.51% | $0.80 | $0.4040 |
| Model B | 34.34% | $2.00 | $0.6869 |
| Model C | 15.15% | $5.00 | $0.7576 |
| CCBT reference | $1.8485 | ||
This later reference uses the models, market usage, and token prices prevailing at this date.
| Model | Market share | Token price | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model C | 15.00% | $2.20 | $0.3300 |
| Model D | 1.00% | $1.90 | $0.0190 |
| Model E | 28.00% | $1.30 | $0.3640 |
| Model F | 30.00% | $1.10 | $0.3300 |
| Model G | 26.00% | $1.70 | $0.4420 |
| CCBT reference | $1.4850 | ||
The market basket defines the reference, not your allocation. A future balance converts into qualifying models at the prices prevailing when you consume it.
Specify a quantity in CCBT, the relevant qualifying market, delivery window, and the price and payment terms.
Define capacity, eligibility, region, service conditions, and remedies. The index is not, by itself, a promise to deliver.
Choose one qualifying model or a blend. The number of native tokens follows the conversion prices at consumption.
Proposed structure, not a product available for purchase. These are fictional reference observations, not an offer or a forward curve.
The longer-term vision05 / Market development
Standard Basis is the company. CCBT is the general denomination. A Standard CCBT token index is an implementation for a defined market. Brokerage is the initial commercial application.
Match structured demand with qualifying supply.
Distinguish requests, quotes, and completed transactions.
Develop maintained, transparent denomination bases.
Standardize repeatable commercial commitments.
Explore data, risk transfer, and secondary liquidity.
Standardized requests, provider quotes, and completed transactions offer different evidence about demand, supply, and executable economics. Better references can then make the next transaction easier to compare.
Marketplace evidence is an input to an index—not a substitute for representative coverage, clear methodology, or independent governance.
Brokerage, software, contract administration, market data, and index licensing are potential business layers. Each depends on real demand and appropriate permissions.
Financing, risk-taking, and regulated financial products would be later and materially different activities. They are not prerequisites for the initial service.
Buyers must value the comparison; providers must be willing to quote and make credible commitments. Data must support the market represented. Service terms, settlement, credit, and default must be explicit. Brokerage incentives and benchmark administration require deliberate governance and jurisdiction-specific legal review.
Initial inquiries should contain only a high-level description. Access, confidentiality, and any broader use of commercial requirements or provider pricing should be agreed before detailed information is shared. This website does not automatically add inquiries to a benchmark.
The first useful transaction