Nobody knows the price until the model answers. The buyer signs a $0.50 ceiling — one signature, no transaction — and is charged only for the tokens that actually came back. The bill is settled and proven on Hedera. Flip the seller dishonest, and watch the chain catch it.
A question with an unknown price. The buyer signs a ceiling, not a number.
It answers, counts the tokens it produced, and settles the actual cost on-chain.
The bill is signed to HCS. Anyone re-checks the maths from public data — trusting nobody.