Every AI answer is paid for in tokens. What does a token really cost?
finops.work is an independent notebook on AI tokenomics: what it takes to produce tokens, where they are consumed, and what value they create. I take one question at a time, go deep, and come back with something simple: real numbers, worked examples, one chart per idea.
Sections
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Token production
What it takes to make a token: energy, capital, token factories, and planning AI capacity.
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Consumption
Where tokens go and who pays for them: allocation, forecasting, optimization, efficiency, FinOps for AI and IT asset management.
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Value
What tokens are worth: monetization, pricing, and what AI changes for products and for work.
Deep dives
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Deep dive · 6 parts
What a token really costs
The price per million tokens is the least useful number on an AI bill.