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canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/0a1c1662?lang=en"
title: "tokens too cheap to meter"
lang: "en"
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available_langs: ["en","vi"]
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published_at: "2026-09-22T16:28:45.000Z"
category: "Infra"
topics: ["inference","infra","tokens","economics"]
source_urls: ["https://jyn.dev/tokens-too-cheap-to-meter/","https://lobste.rs/s/n4vfwm/tokens_too_cheap_meter"]
summary: "tokens are going to be as cheap as electricity within the decade"
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# tokens too cheap to meter

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**Published:** 2026-09-22T16:28:45.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** inference, infra, tokens, economics

## Summary

tokens are going to be as cheap as electricity within the decade

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://jyn.dev/tokens-too-cheap-to-meter/>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/n4vfwm/tokens_too_cheap_meter>)