Is dynamic token pricing for AI inevitable? Unbundling inference from fixed-price futures
1a3orn · x · 2026-09-30
1a3orn argues dynamic token pricing for AI may be inevitable: today's AI companies effectively sell (1) model inference and (2) a very short-term futures contract in the form of fixed API prices — and these seem splittable. He adds that large agent swarms make dynamic pricing more attractive.
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