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Model Launches· TechCrunch· Jun 5, 2026· 14 hours ago· 1 min read

The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs

"The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"

Why it matters

New models reset the capability and price-performance frontier. Teams re-evaluate what to build on whenever a launch shifts what's possible per dollar.

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