Edgee Blog Category: Market

March 25, 2026 Market

Welcome to the Token Economy

Every generation, a new resource reshapes the global economy. Oil. Electricity. Now: the token. This isn't a metaphor, it's already in the trade data. Computer imports up $101B year over year. The token economy has weight. It moves in containers. The race has started.

Gilles Raymond

Co-CEO and Founder](/content/blog/authors/gilles-raymond/index.html)

February 23, 2026 Market

You Can't Optimize What You Can't See: Why AI Cost Observability Is the Missing Layer

AI costs are rising. The root cause isn't economic—it's operational. Cost observability, meaning real, request-level, attributable cost tracking, is the missing layer. And without it, every other optimization strategy is flying blind.

Gilles Raymond

Co-CEO and Founder](/content/blog/authors/gilles-raymond/index.html)

February 12, 2026 Market

Should Sam Altman Fear Token Compression Technology or Embrace It?

Enterprise AI costs are climbing fast. Token compression and intelligent routing aren't a threat to frontier labs—they're the distribution layer that expands the market. Build the efficiency layer now, before the subsidies end.

Gilles Raymond

Co-CEO and Founder](/content/blog/authors/gilles-raymond/index.html)

February 10, 2026 Market

The AI Economic Paradox: Why Cheaper Inference Is Making AI More Expensive

AI inference is getting cheaper. Fast. Yet enterprise AI budgets are climbing even faster. Gartner pegs enterprise generative AI spending at $37 billion in 2025, up from $11.5 billion in 2024, a 3.2× year-over-year jump. Meanwhile, token prices keep falling by 90%.

Gilles Raymond

Co-CEO and Founder](/content/blog/authors/gilles-raymond/index.html)