@rauchg: I animated the token spend race, from ~lifetime Vercel AI Gateway usage, which aggregates trillions of tokens from mill…
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The tweet presents an animation of token spend from Vercel AI Gateway, illustrating shifts in usage among AI labs, Anthropic's dominance, and the growth of open weight AI.
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🏁 I animated the token 💰 spend race, from ~lifetime Vercel AI Gateway usage, which aggregates trillions of tokens from millions of developers a month.
Fascinating to see the fluctuations among the labs, Anthropic’s dominance, and the rise of open weight AI. https://t.co/iX8oRA4SBP
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