GenAI app

Definition

An application built on top of a foundation model API (GPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) that adds UX, product logic, and integrations.

Examples

Chat apps
Coding assistants
Vertical copilots (legal, healthcare, education, etc.)
Agent workflows that call tools

Why the term matters here

Inference is a marginal cost per prompt. That constrains monetization choices. Start with Free tier economics.

If you are evaluating ad-funded inference, see Inference-time ads and the Compute Sponsoring standard.

Related

Free tier economics Inference-time ads Compute Sponsoring How wavebird works

Last updated: 2026-04-20

Next step

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