Huh, I'd never seen this before. This was for a c7i.2xlarge, which I appreciate isn’t as ubiquitous as a t3.micro or something, but I'm still surprised.

@waldoj

This is a good sign when it comes to the bubble.

Unlike traditional software’s near-zero marginal cost, AI workflows incur real expense every time they run (tokens/inference, retrieval, tool calls, memory updates), so margins can compress quickly as usage spikes.

https://www.superversive.co/blog/punished-by-success

Punished by Success — Superversive

A real risk we need to keep top-of-mind as we push AI deeper into delivery: “agentic AI” doesn’t follow SaaS economics. Unlike traditional software’s near-zero marginal cost, agentic workflows incur real expense every time they run (tokens/inference, retrieval, tool calls, memory updates), so margi

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