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AI agents use more AI tokens than people as agentic AI shifts accelerate

An analysis shows AI agents consume more AI tokens than people, an irony that highlights the rise of agentic AI. Andreessen Horowitz shared trends in finance and technology, citing OpenRouter data showing bots use nearly five times more tokens than people and bot token use has risen about 14-fold since February. It said most agent tokens come from cached prompts, lowering costs but boosting memory needs. It also flagged rising AI use in legal work and shifting demand for automation tools.