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Palo Alto Networks CEO puts a number on the AI cost problem: 90% token price drop needed
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Palo Alto Networks CEO states that AI token prices must drop 90% within two years for enterprise scale, citing Uber's depletion of its entire 2026 AI budget by April and widespread corporate pullback on AI spending commitments.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're selling into enterprises on the promise of AI savings, your pitch just broke. Token costs are now a hard business gate—not an optional add—and companies are already rationing access and rewiring budgets around what actually pencils out.
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