Agentic AI Can Raise Token Use per Task Up to 100 Times, Accelerating the Shift Away From Per-Token Pricing, Futurum Research Finds

Agentic AI Can Raise Token Use per Task Up to 100 Times, Accelerating the Shift Away From Per-Token Pricing, Futurum Research Finds

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Agentic AI is breaking the token meter, and enterprises need a plan for what comes next

Per-token pricing was the best thing to happen to enterprises looking to experiment with artificial intelligence, but it may be the worst thing for AI in production. That’s the quandary at the center of a new Futurum report, “The Off Ramp From Per-Token Pricing,” sponsored by neocloud provider QumulusAI Inc. The report’s key finding is […]