Article // Intelligence
a16z · Aug 27, 2026
You are not a model. Don’t price per token.
Charging per token is becoming the default for AI companies. For most AI applications, it is a mistake.
What's interesting
Engagement
Likes: 188
Comments: 9
Restacks: 14
Entities
Sponsorship
No sponsorship detected
Related articles
Wat vrijwel iedereen gemist heeft bij de OpenAI Anthropic hack.
Trending in Tech · ChatGPT
Should Writers Be Afraid of AI Writing Better Than Them?
Political Currents by Ross Barkan · ChatGPT
What Workday, OpenAI, and a German court have in common
Gradient Flow · ChatGPT
🤖 Ready or not, here come the humanoids to a workplace near you
Faster, Please! · ChatGPT
AI Doesn’t account for past wins
The Playbook · ChatGPT
How to have ideas
benn.substack · ChatGPT
From Idea to Production in 28 Prompts
Alexey On Data · ChatGPT
I didn't post for a week, and my Substack grew anyway. Here's why.
Ditch The Templates · ChatGPT