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    "generated_at": "2026-05-19T05:45:00.000Z",
    "source": "apiroute.dev commercial roadmap",
    "status": "mvp_validation",
    "contact": "kontakt@apiroute.dev",
    "policy": "Core rankings are based on pricing data and capabilities, not payment. Commercial relationships must be disclosed and must not influence rankings.",
    "ranking_influenced_by_affiliate": false
  },
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      "id": "price-change-alerts",
      "label": "Price change alerts",
      "stage": "waitlist",
      "audience": "AI builders, CTOs, and platform teams monitoring LLM API costs",
      "value": "Email alerts when model prices, context windows, or cache-read discounts change.",
      "cta": "mailto:kontakt@apiroute.dev?subject=apiroute.dev%20price%20alerts%20waitlist",
      "trust_note": "Alerts must link back to the source snapshot and remind users to verify provider pages.",
      "commercial_relationship": "owned_waitlist",
      "ranking_influenced_by_affiliate": false,
      "disclosure": "Owned apiroute.dev waitlist. No third-party payment or ranking influence.",
      "when_to_use": "Use when a user wants pricing-change notifications or cost-monitoring follow-up.",
      "eligible_regions": "global_email",
      "last_verified": "2026-05-27"
    },
    {
      "id": "aimlapi-partner-link",
      "label": "AI/ML API partner link",
      "stage": "partner_link_live",
      "audience": "Developers and small teams testing OpenAI-compatible hosted model routing",
      "value": "External partner link to AI/ML API as an optional API provider. It does not affect organic model rankings, pricing calculations, or route recommendations.",
      "cta": "https://aimlapi.com/?via=wolfgang",
      "relationship": "affiliate",
      "rel": "sponsored noopener noreferrer",
      "trust_note": "Clearly labeled partner link. Users should verify provider pricing, terms, and fit before production use.",
      "commercial_relationship": "affiliate",
      "ranking_influenced_by_affiliate": false,
      "disclosure": "Partner link to AI/ML API via Rewardful-style attribution. Labeled sponsored where linked.",
      "when_to_use": "Use only as an optional hosted OpenAI-compatible provider to evaluate after neutral ranking or route comparison.",
      "eligible_regions": "provider_dependent",
      "last_verified": "2026-05-24"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium-data-api",
      "label": "Premium data API",
      "stage": "interest_check",
      "audience": "Teams building LLM routing, FinOps dashboards, or internal AI platforms",
      "value": "Higher refresh frequency, pricing history, diff alerts, and machine-readable change logs.",
      "cta": "mailto:kontakt@apiroute.dev?subject=apiroute.dev%20premium%20API%20interest",
      "trust_note": "The free public pricing snapshot remains available.",
      "commercial_relationship": "owned_paid_product_concept",
      "ranking_influenced_by_affiliate": false,
      "disclosure": "Potential future paid apiroute.dev data product. Free public snapshot remains available.",
      "when_to_use": "Use when a team needs higher refresh frequency, pricing history, diffs, or machine-readable change logs.",
      "eligible_regions": "to_be_defined",
      "last_verified": "2026-05-27"
    },
    {
      "id": "sponsored-provider-slot",
      "label": "Clearly labeled provider sponsorship",
      "stage": "concept",
      "audience": "LLM API providers and infrastructure companies",
      "value": "Clearly labeled sponsorship placements that do not alter organic price ranking.",
      "cta": "mailto:kontakt@apiroute.dev?subject=apiroute.dev%20sponsorship%20inquiry",
      "trust_note": "Sponsored content must be visually separated and machine-readable as sponsored.",
      "commercial_relationship": "sponsorship_concept",
      "ranking_influenced_by_affiliate": false,
      "disclosure": "Potential clearly labeled sponsorship. It must not alter organic pricing tables or route rankings.",
      "when_to_use": "Use only as a disclosed provider placement separate from neutral recommendations.",
      "eligible_regions": "to_be_defined",
      "last_verified": "2026-05-27"
    }
  ],
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    "Unlabeled ranking boosts",
    "Hidden affiliate redirects",
    "Automated social posting",
    "Claims that prices are final provider invoices"
  ]
}