AIForbes Innovationabout 2 hours ago
Token Economics: The True Cost of AI Conversations
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Enterprise AI costs are driven by token consumption, not just visible queries. Context Window Creep inflates spending as workflows accumulate unnecessary data. OpenAI models process text in tokens, and agentic systems multiply interactions. Costs per million tokens dropped from $20 to $0.07 between November 2022 and October 2024, but total spending may still rise as usage grows.
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