AI & Enterprise
Don’t just look at AI token prices: what costs companies really need to weigh
Companies should evaluate the cost of adopting AI by weighing overall economics that include infrastructure and long-term operating expenses, rather than focusing on model performance or per-token pricing, an industry executive wrote. As enterprise AI moves into core operations, small differences in infrastructure efficiency can compound into large cost gaps over time. He said token-based billing remains flexible in early stages, but rising usage can make costs hard to predict and control.