Token-based AI pricing is replacing flat fees, driving enterprise cloud costs higher. The FinOps Foundation calls tokens the atomic unit of AI, serving as the output, pricing, and value unit across hardware and software. This shift mirrors early cloud pricing volatility and is standardizing how GPU capacity is billed.
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Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK