The AI industry loves token inflation. Your company shouldn’t
By Enrique Dans
Published on March 31, 2026.
The AI industry tends to glorify token inflation, believing it is a sign of progress towards the future of the industry. The rise of agentic systems and projects like OpenClaw, where models consume tokens more than just answer questions, is seen as an example of this trend. However, this growth is not necessarily indicative of intelligence, but it is indicative of inefficiency.
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