a16z: Agents Already Burn 5x Human Token Volume

a16z reports that agents now consume about 5x the tokens of human users on OpenRouter (7.3T daily), up 14x since February, prompting its prediction that 2026 will be the year of agents.

2026-08-23 ~ 2026-08-23 · 4 related posts

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