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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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20 July 2026
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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.
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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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AI Infrastructure · ai-costs · token-pricing · enterprise-ai · unit-economics · spending-pullback