{"slug": "palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong", "title": "Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# Palantir's Karp bashes OpenAI, Anthropic token model: 'Something has gone completely wrong'\n\nSource:\n\n[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)Karp says skyrocketing token costs are forcing companies to choose open weight models and prioritize efficiency over so-called tokenmaxxing\n\nKarp says skyrocketing\n\n[token](/glossary/token)costs are forcing companies to choose open[weight](/glossary/weight)models and prioritize efficiency over so-called tokenmaxxingGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/palantirs-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-tzai", "published_at": "2026-07-01 14:29:34+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-01 16:03:47.233601+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Palantir", "Alex Karp", "OpenAI", "Anthropic"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/palantir-s-karp-bashes-openai-anthropic-token-model-something-has-gone-wrong.jsonld"}}