RE: [EXTERNAL] IBM Bob Premium Package for i: AI-Powered Modernization Built for IBM i Developers

Steve,

You must not have noticed that the “coins used” number in the top right reset to 0 several times during the 1 hr. presentation. I saw it as high as 5 before resetting to 0 and starting over.

IMHO its like having a car and not knowing the MPG’s it will get. I get that IBM can’t tell you how much “gas” you’ll consume because they have no idea how far you need to travel. But at this point, they’re not listing the MPG so we have an idea.

Greg

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Greg,

I was the one that asked about the "burn rate" on the tokens. Based upon their answer, it shows in the top-right corner for each given session of Bob. Holding that to be true, for the demo, I believe I saw a number near 4 (just under). So, that would be 4 Bob Coins.

Now, let's consider this - that was specially chosen as a "small, easy example" - so I think we can extrapolate from that for a reasonable, medium task, and then again for a complex, real-world task.

I keep hearing two words in my mind - not cheap.

Steve

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I was on that call and they didn't cover pricing at all.



Thanks,

Jason E. Olson
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 10:37 AM Greg Wilburn < gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

After watching this, does anyone have a grasp on how Bob Coins are
consumed?
How do I know what this is going to cost me each year?

IBM: Look at this awesome new product
Me: Wow, I'm very interested. How much does it cost?
IBM: We created a fictious currency that is consumed as you use it,
so we can't really tell you.

Am I missing something?


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