Inference Costs Have Become Unsustainable
zeeg · x · 2026-07-14
The author wrote a long post discussing how their token consumption over the past week exceeded $10,000, pointing out that this level of inference cost is unsustainable.
The core of the article breaks down where these expenses come from and why "being able to afford running the model" doesn't equate to "being able to afford running a business." It focuses heavily on the cost structure on the inference side, the pressure brought by usage growth, and how to redesign products and calling methods to control expenses.
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