The Tokenpocalypse: What AI Token Pricing Means for SL Builders (opens in new tab)

AI token pricing is quietly rewriting the budget of every small team that touches a language model, and the cheap years are ending. TechCrunch published a piece on 7 June 2026 called Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?, reporting on how AI products are switching from flat monthly fees to charging you per token. I read it as a warning shot for anyone building on someone else's model. If you are a student, a freelancer, or a three-person studio in Colombo, the subsidy that made these tools ...