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The cost-saving AI measure Coinbase's CEO is taking to keep costs 'roughly flat' while growing token usage
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong outlined a strategy to maintain flat costs while increasing token usage by routing prompts to cheaper AI models. He predicts 80% of workloads will shift to 99% cheaper models within 12-18 months, with high-end models reserved for specialized tasks. Tech figures like Marc Andreessen and Hugging Face's Julien Chaumond acknowledged the growing importance of model routing and efficiency.
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