Frank SonderborgA token is basically ¾ of a word.
As a user, you do not experience token burn, just the process of inputs and outputs. AI labs obfuscate the cost of services by using “tokens” or “messages” or 5-hour-rate limits with percentage gauges, and you, as the user, do not really know how much any of it costs. Up until recently Anthropic allowed you to burn upwards of $8 in compute for every dollar of your subscription.
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/
As a user, you do not experience token burn, just the process of inputs and outputs. AI labs obfuscate the cost of services by using “tokens” or “messages” or 5-hour-rate limits with percentage gauges, and you, as the user, do not really know how much any of it costs. Up until recently Anthropic allowed you to burn upwards of $8 in compute for every dollar of your subscription.
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/
The Subprime AI Crisis Is Here
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