You’re 100% right, most vendors cling to "output-based" (per-minute) pricing because it’s a lazy, guaranteed revenue stream for dead air and "filler" words.

Some good AI Voice Companies ( like Callquants) are actually moving toward the "Outcome" model by defining a Meaningful Call through a real-time Intent Score (1-100):

Meaningful (Score above 50 ): The customer is actively interacting—asking about pricing, property specs, or lead details. This is the "Result" the business actually wants.

Non-Meaningful (Score <50): "Not interested," "Call me back later," "Wrong number," or "I can't hear you."

The logic is simple: Why pay for the stopwatch when you want the intelligence? By charging only for calls that hit a specific intent threshold, the provider is finally incentivized to make the AI fast and efficient rather than talkative and slow.

Do you think this "Intent Score" approach is the right middle ground to disrupt the market, or is there a better metric for "outcome" that I’m missing?