Something we've discovered recently at reap : The next big shift in software isn
By Usamaabid · November 7, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Something we've discovered recently at reap: The next big shift in software isn't just agent-first interfaces. It's software that's composable, replaceable, and priced by the unit or job done.
A few months ago, I wrote about building products for agents from day one. At reap, exposing our capabilities through MCP, API, and CLI early unlocked exceptional growth.
But I think the shift goes beyond interfaces.
Software is moving away from tightly coupled systems towards independent capabilities that can be called, combined, and replaced across different workflows.
And I believe pricing will follow the architecture.
Enterprise software is already experimenting with outcome-based pricing. Customers pay for the completed job, not the tokens or compute consumed.
I think consumer and prosumer software will follow, with more flexible subscriptions, top-ups, rollovers, and unit-based pricing.
Imagine:
- $0.05 per video clip.
- $2–3 per completed video edit.
- A fixed price for a research report or an enriched lead.
That's one of our next bets at reap.
We're moving towards per-clip, per-transcription, and per-dub pricing. Our AI editing agent, currently in private beta, takes this further with pricing per completed edit.
The compute, retries, and quality become our responsibility. Customers simply pay for the work done.
Still early, and this won't apply equally to every product, but I think the direction is clear.
Software used to sell access. I think more and more of it will sell completed work.