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Tokenmaxxing is dead, but finops for AI is not cut and dry

Enterprises find AI adoption metrics are a lousy substitute for cost-per-outcome, but AI finops is tricky.

Phillip de Wet

Jun 03, 2026 - 3 min read

High costs swiftly conquered token leaderboards, image credit: https://unsplash.com/@cas1111.

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