AI Token Costs Exponentially Out of Control
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-14
Chamath recently shared a discussion with his CTO: the company's AI token costs are doubling every 45 days, while downstream productivity gains have peaked at just 5%.
He argues the issue isn't just the cost, but the exponential volume of tokens required to iterate on next-gen capabilities, pushing against a bottleneck. He predicts that over the next 3-4 years, many companies will face a reckoning, and those who can exit should do so while valuations and funding remain high.
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