Cheap Tokens, Costly Chips and a Missing AI Payoff
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Inference prices are collapsing while capex for chips and data centers stays high—equity markets are now asking who actually captures margin in the gap. If your AI product story is “we’ll make it up on volume,” expect harder questions on unit economics and differentiation beyond cheap tokens.
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