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AI Token Quotas Surge Costs, YC Credits Boost Productivity

4/27/2026

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Nectir cofounder Kavitta Ghai set minimum AI-token quotas that force engineers to spend several thousand dollars monthly.
Risotto cofounder Aron Solberg reports current token costs of $4,000-$5,000 per month, ten times the spend six months earlier.
Y Combinator credits let founders Lance Yan and Boris Skurikhin use unlimited tokens, boosting productivity tenfold for less than hiring an engineer.

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Nectir cofounder Kavitta Ghai set minimum AI-token quotas that force engineers to spend several thousand dollars monthly.
Risotto cofounder Aron Solberg reports current token costs of $4,000-$5,000 per month, ten times the spend six months earlier.
Y Combinator credits let founders Lance Yan and Boris Skurikhin use unlimited tokens, boosting productivity tenfold for less than hiring an engineer.