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Why AI Tokens are so Expensive - Computerphile
Computerphile · Programming & Tech · 25 min · 871 thousand views · published 2026-07-02
After changes to pricing structures for LLM powered code assistants, Mike looks at how a seemingly simple task can burn through tokens when computers computerphile computer science
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