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The author originally tried to run Tokenade as a paid product but ultimately chose to make it free and open source, because willingness to pay was misaligned: subscribers do not face token bills directly, while API developers who pay per token most need an agent-layer form, and the author did not want to run an agent business.
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10/19/2026
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Valid until: 1/17/2027
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