The opt-out that undercuts the brand
I think the standard signature option is the detail that complicates OpenGradient's core pitch the most.
For lower-risk use cases, developers can choose standard cryptographic signatures, providing basic authentication while avoiding the additional costs associated with TEEs or zkML. Bitget
A network whose entire identity is verifiable AI offers a tier that provides no execution verification at all, specifically because the real verification is too expensive for most use cases.
If most developers default to the cheap tier for cost reasons, the network's actual usage may look very different from the verifiable AI story being told about it.