What $100k buys you in tokens
On 24 Jun, ArtificialInteligence published “What $100k buys you in tokens,” comparing AI spending through weekly tokens by model author for Chinese and American models from April 20, 2026, to June 14, 2026. OpenAI’s view was terser: “Tokens Exhausted.” The tracked signal includes no further pricing breakdown or model-level figures, leaving the headline to do much of the work.
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