Key Info
A founder of a 25-person AI startup says current token prices make its token spend roughly double its payroll, while the team's output resembles a 75-person pre-AI team.
Highlights
- Token cost is now about 2x payroll for the company
- The 25-person team's output is compared to a 75-person pre-AI team
- The founder argues this is still positive: hiring 50 more people would bring overhead and make retaining a high bar difficult
- The claim pushes back on the idea that "the cost of software is going to zero" under current token pricing