NVIDIA Blog: Cost per Token is Key Metric

Traditional data centers are evolving into 'AI token factories' as generative AI and agentic systems become primary workloads. NVIDIA's blog emphasizes that the core output of these transformed facilities is intelligence, manufactured in the form of tokens. Consequently, the article argues for a fundamental shift in how the economics of AI infrastructure are evaluated, asserting that cost per token is the sole metric that truly matters for understanding and optimizing AI operational expenses.