{
    "quote_id": "cq_example",
    "currency": "USD",
    "commission_type": {
        "quote_key": "book-cover-illustration",
        "name": "Book cover illustration",
        "category": "publishing_editorial"
    },
    "estimate": {
        "low": 1250,
        "recommended": 2200,
        "high": 3750,
        "confidence": "moderate"
    },
    "breakdown": [
        {
            "component": "benchmark_range",
            "low": 500,
            "high": 5000,
            "baseline_usage": "commercial"
        },
        {
            "component": "complexity",
            "selection": "complex",
            "multiplier": 1.5
        }
    ],
    "assumptions": [
        "Illustrative response; submit a paid request for a calculated quote."
    ],
    "dataset": {
        "version": "2026.1",
        "last_reviewed_at": "2026-08-30",
        "method": "Published market ranges adjusted by explicit, deterministic scope multipliers.",
        "sources": [
            {
                "label": "Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines",
                "url": "https://graphicartistsguild.org/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-%20ethical-guidelines/"
            },
            {
                "label": "Studio Queues commission types guide",
                "url": "https://studioqueues.com/resources/commission-types-guide"
            },
            {
                "label": "Milan Art Institute commission-pricing guide",
                "url": "https://blog.milanartinstitute.com/how-to-price-art-commissions/"
            },
            {
                "label": "Threecus illustration licensing guidance",
                "url": "https://www.threecus.com/blog/illustrator-rates-pricing"
            }
        ]
    },
    "inputs": {
        "commission_type": "book-cover-illustration",
        "experience": "established",
        "complexity": "complex",
        "finish": "rendered",
        "subjects": 2,
        "usage": "commercial_small",
        "revisions": 2,
        "rush": "none",
        "expenses_usd": 0
    },
    "license": {
        "id": "the-artillerist-paid-machine-response-v1.0",
        "version": "1.0",
        "resource_type": "commission_quote_api_response",
        "url": "https://theartillerist.com/api/v1/licenses/paid-content.json",
        "terms_url": "https://theartillerist.com/paid-content-license",
        "attaches_after": "successful_x402_settlement",
        "permits": [
            "retrieve_and_parse_response",
            "use_as_ai_input_for_the_purchaser_requested_task",
            "ground_answers_and_create_summaries_for_the_purchaser",
            "extract_facts_recommendations_and_calculations"
        ],
        "prohibits": [
            "model_training_or_fine_tuning",
            "persistent_corpus_indexing_or_dataset_creation",
            "redistribution_or_republication_of_substantial_portions",
            "resale_of_the_raw_response_or_a_competing_database",
            "circumvention_of_payment_or_access_controls"
        ]
    },
    "payment": {
        "status": "settled",
        "amount_usdc": "0.025000",
        "network": "eip155:8453",
        "transaction_reference": "sha256:example-redacted-reference"
    },
    "disclaimer": "Planning estimate only; not a binding offer or legal, tax, or financial advice."
}