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type: "GlossaryTerm"
title: "Token Economics"
description: "The strategic management of AI processing costs (tokens) to ensure scalable, cost-effective performance across high-volume applications."
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tags: ["economics"]
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# Token Economics

The strategic management of AI processing costs (tokens) to ensure scalable, cost-effective performance across high-volume applications.

## Business Value



Makes AI project costs predictable and prevents budget overflows in production.

## Context Studios Perspective



We treat Tokens like a currency. By optimizing context windows and using model routing, we've reduced client AI bills by up to 70%.