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Context Is What You Pay For
September 2, 2026

Context Is What You Pay For

Cost per token is a supplier's metric. The number that discriminates between AI tools is how much correct reasoning you get per unit of context — and the spread across tools is elevenfold.

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Credits or Seats: How AI Dev Tools Actually Charge
August 30, 2026

Credits or Seats: How AI Dev Tools Actually Charge

Seat pricing broke when every request started costing the vendor money. A survey of what the market charges for now — agent compute, credits, per-action — and how to read a bill before you sign it.

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