For finance and engineering teams, token consumption is not just a technical detail. It is one of the most direct links between user behavior, model design, and AI spend.
Glossary entry
Token
A unit of text that AI models use to process prompts and generate outputs.
Why it matters
Token matters because many commercial AI models are priced according to the number of input and output tokens consumed, making token volume a core driver of AI operating cost.
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