Inference Costs Plunge, Yet Enterprise AI Bills Remain High
sarahookr · x · 2026-07-04
The author points out that although the per-token cost of inference has dropped significantly, enterprises' total AI bills have not decreased accordingly. The key lies in whether the model genuinely understands the task and can be effectively deployed, rather than simply comparing unit prices. This serves as an industry observation related to the inference economy.
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