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LLM Token Expenditure Index: average cost per million tokens has fallen to 97 cents, part of a sharp months-long decline since hitting a high of $2.07 on May 28

A closely followed measure of artificial intelligence token prices touched fresh lows this week, the latest sign of deflating prices …

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