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Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'

Palantir co-founder Alex Karp criticized OpenAI and Anthropic for their token-based pricing model, arguing that skyrocketing costs are driving companies toward open-weight models and efficiency over excessive token usage. Karp warned that the industry's focus on 'tokenmaxxing' has gone wrong.

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Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'
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CNBC TechnologyKarp says skyrocketing token costs are forcing companies to choose open weight models and prioritize efficiency over so-called tokenmaxxing

Karp says skyrocketing

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