Both labs are weighing token price reductions they lack the margin to sustain, turning a competitive maneuver into a structural cost crisis.
Price competition between and is structurally different from ordinary market pricing — both companies are pre-profit, and token revenue is the primary mechanism through which either might eventually close the gap between spending and returns. A commenter captured the absurdity directly: "What's the plan, geniuses? Lose money but make it up in volume?"
Wire methodology
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