{"author":{"name":"Shruti Koparkar","slug":"shruti-koparkar","article_count":1,"latest_published_at":"2026-04-15T16:52:52.045+00:00","profile_url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/authors/shruti-koparkar","api_url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/api/authors/shruti-koparkar"},"articles":[{"slug":"rethinking-ai-tco-why-cost-per-token-is-the-only-metric-that-matters","title":"Cost Per Token: The AI Infrastructure Metric That Actually Matters","url":"https://platform.waiboom.ai/article/2026/04/15/rethinking-ai-tco-why-cost-per-token-is-the-only-metric-that-matters","content_type":"aggregated_news","summary":"Shruti Koparkar argues that enterprises evaluating AI infrastructure should shift from traditional metrics like FLOPS per dollar to cost per token as the primary measure of total cost of ownership. The piece contends that cost per token is the only metric that captures the full picture of real-world AI economics, accounting for hardware performance, software optimization, and actual token delivery rather than just raw compute capacity. The distinction matters because optimizing for input costs while the business runs on output creates a fundamental mismatch in how infrastructure value is assessed.","published_at":"2026-04-15T16:52:52.045+00:00","updated_at":"2026-04-22T00:59:04.768177+00:00","source":{"url":"https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/lowest-token-cost-ai-factories/","name":"NVIDIA Blog (AI)"},"featured_image":{"url":"https://mrrqbmstywujcvowvptv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/thumbnails/imports/0a271ec81383f76e4b99b36faf92e66e.jpg","alt":null},"categories":[{"name":"AI Hardware","slug":"ai-hardware"},{"name":"AI for Business","slug":"ai-for-business"},{"name":"Infrastructure","slug":"infrastructure"}]}]}