Evaluating Token as a Flawed Metric for LLM Costs

Industry discussions suggest that tokens are a flawed metric for LLM costs. Training massive models like GPT-4.5 reduces globally available tokens, making smaller models more efficient and highlighting the trade-off between scale and economics.

2026-07-19 ~ 2026-07-19 · 2 related posts

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