https://unimatrixz.com/tags/saganode/Recent content in Saganode on Uni Matrix ZeroHugoenStephan FroedeFri, 09 Oct 2026 19:50:54 +0200https://unimatrixz.com/blog/ai-tokenomics-llm-preiskampf/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://unimatrixz.com/blog/ai-tokenomics-llm-preiskampf/<p>When major AI providers cut their prices, it is often read as clear evidence of technical progress: the model has become more efficient, so inference must be cheaper. That may be true. But it is only one possible explanation.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s competition between large LLM providers blends at least three distinct things: technological efficiency, strategic pricing, and economic value for the user. A low customer price therefore does not prove a low production cost. Nor does a low price per token say anything conclusive about the cost of completing productive work.</p>