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Token Economics

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: AI Agent Cost & Token Terms →

Token economics is the practice of tracking, budgeting, and optimising the token consumption of AI agents across models and tasks. It includes cost attribution, per-agent budgets, and alerts when usage exceeds thresholds.

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What are Token Economics?

Token economics is the practice of tracking, budgeting, and optimising the token consumption of AI agents across models and tasks.

How do Token Economics work?

It includes cost attribution, per-agent budgets, and alerts when usage exceeds thresholds.

Which terms are related to Token Economics?

Closely related concepts include Inference Cost, Token Budget, Unit Economics (AI Agent), Agent Spend Controls. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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