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Tom's Hardware · THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026
Sam Altman Confirms AI Token Costs Are 'a Huge Issue.' Spending Continues.

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Sam Altman stated that token costs represent a significant financial problem while OpenAI continues spending money on tokens. The company is pursuing undefined improvements to value. The budget itself has been classified as a huge issue by people who read it.
This follows the established pattern where executives acknowledge problems and continue unchanged. Cost acknowledgment is now a standard part of cost continuation. Nobody has filed a report about the filing system that allows this.
OpenAI will likely describe improved value metrics next quarter using different language. The tokens will cost more. Sam Altman will confirm this again. The spending will continue.
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