AI economics

Agentic AI Inference Costs: Why Cheaper Tokens Aren't Enough

Agentic AI Inference Costs: Why Cheaper Tokens Aren’t Enough

AI, Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure /

HeyDonto CEO Rivers Morrell contends that agentic AI costs at least five times more per task than basic chatbot interactions, and that data fragmentation makes it worse. ECI Research examines the economics, the limits of the semantic layer argument, and what enterprise buyers should actually prioritize. The answer is more nuanced than the aerodynamics metaphor suggests.

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Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI ROI

Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation to Standardize AI ROI

AI Governance, Application Development, FinOps /

The Linux Foundation has launched the Tokenomics Foundation, backed by 30 founding members, to establish vendor-neutral standards for measuring AI costs and ROI. The foundation’s roadmap includes token cost telemetry, cost-to-serve frameworks, and practitioner certification. For enterprises scaling AI spend without clear attribution, this initiative arrives at a critical moment.

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CloudZero Bets on AI Spend ROI as CFOs Demand Proof

CloudZero Bets on AI Spend ROI as CFOs Demand Proof

AI, Application Development, Cloud, FinOps /

CloudZero has rebranded as the AI ROI Company, expanding its cloud cost allocation engine to connect AI token spend, agent workflows, and model costs to business outcomes. With only 14% of CFOs able to prove AI ROI, the platform addresses a financial visibility gap that is becoming a board-level issue. ECI Research examines what this means for ITDMs managing AI economics and developers building agentic systems.

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