Deep AI workflow automation may cut enterprise token spend month-over-month, reports say
herbiebradley · x · 2026-10-30
herbiebradley sparked a debate on frontier model revenue saturation: recent reports suggest that sufficiently deep enterprise AI workflow automation can actually reduce month-over-month token spend, as automation replaces metered, human-style usage.
His interlocutor argued revenue won't saturate; herbiebradley remained skeptical, offering a thought experiment: even importing a hypothetical Q4 2028 frontier model at Haiku pricing would create new unsaturated larger tasks and frontier revenue, but that alone doesn't prove the market won't saturate. He also noted most businesses don't derive their competitive advantage from intelligence-based factors, so smarter models may not translate into ever-growing spend.
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