Why AI Bills Are Rising Despite Cheaper Tokens
sanjaykalra · x · 2026-07-09
The post notes that while the price per token has dropped 75% this year, enterprises' total AI bills are still rising because agentic workflows consume 5 to 30 times more tokens per task than regular chat queries. It also mentions that Uber once spent its entire annual AI budget in four months, and procurement models are shifting from per-seat licensing to consumption commitments.
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