token usage
Coverage of token usage in the Nexus archive.
- Are you a consultant? Tell us how much you're spending on AI these days.
Consulting firms and their clients are reevaluating AI spending as costs rise, with companies like Amazon, Walmart, Uber, and Cisco expressing concerns over excessive expenses. Firms like KPMG and McKinsey are adopting AI tools but shifting toward strategic use, while Boston Consulting Group projects a significant increase in AI investment by 2026.
- Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally. Businesses will be charged based on token usage when utilizing the AI agent.
- New Android development tool designed for robots, not humans
Google has introduced a new Android command-line interface (CLI) designed specifically for AI agents, which reduces token usage by 70% and task completion time by three times.
- Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic’s Latest Model Delivers, But It’s a Token Eating Machine
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7, its latest AI model that outperforms all benchmarks tested, though it consumes a high number of tokens. The model also demonstrates 'reasoning out loud' capabilities.