They address this in the linked article, under the heading "Wait... Doesn't Cash Rule Everything Around Me?". f.e., > Zed Channels is one example of such a se

They address this in the linked article, under the heading "Wait... Doesn't Cash Rule Everything Around Me?". f.e., > Zed Channels is one example of such a service. It's free for anyone today, but we intend to begin charging for private use after a beta period of experimentation. Providing server-side compute to power AI features is another monetization scheme we're seeing getting traction.