Are you overpaying for AI?
Published on: 09/03/2026
By Tanishk Shively
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Are You Overpaying for AI?
For founders, the real question is no longer: 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁? 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
In this newsletter, we break down:
✳️ model economics,
✳️ token usage,
✳️ and a practical “intelligence budget” framework for building AI products more efficiently.