Massive Cost Variance in AI Agents
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-15
The quoted content reiterates George Sivulka's assessment: on average, humans are cheaper than tokens, but at scale, high-quality tokens become cheaper.
The same figures are cited again: the median enterprise agent cost is around $80/hour, which can drop to $4/hour with good management, or spike to $7,000/hour if poorly managed.
Related event: George Sivulka on the Agent Cost Crossover(2 posts)→
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