Economic Times Tech
7/2/2026
Palantir CEO slams OpenAI, Anthropic token pricing as wasteful
Original: Palantir CEO slams OpenAI, Anthropic's token model
Short summary
Palantir CEO Alex Karp argues that OpenAI and Anthropic's token-based pricing models lead enterprises to waste money without clear returns, criticizing the focus on raw token consumption. Companies are increasingly shifting their AI strategy away from buying more tokens and toward rigorously measuring actual business value and ROI from AI spending. This represents a broader market trend reflecting enterprise skepticism about whether AI vendors' pricing structures truly align with measurable business outcomes.
- •Palantir CEO criticizes OpenAI and Anthropic's token-based pricing model
- •Enterprises shifting from token consumption focus to ROI measurement
- •Reflects growing market skepticism about AI pricing alignment with business value
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