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

I hear the "not cheap".  But compare that to the man hours it would have
taken as an alternative.  Or, is that like trying to figure out how many
bob coins you are going to consume?  :-)

On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM Steve M <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 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 <
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> > 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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