# Why AI Tokens are so Expensive - Computerphile

**Published:** October 14, 2026
**Author:** Computerphile
**Source:** YouTube — Computerphile AI
**Language:** en-US
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I thought given how much it's been in the news about costs of AI and you know agentic coding and how much you pay per month and all this stuff I thought we could look at what is a token and why is it so unbelievably expensive. This is happening everywhere. So for example,…

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