Token growth can increase compute, latency and cost even when user traffic is flat.
CAPACITY ENGINEERINGAI SRE
Tokens as a Capacity Unit
Token volume is a practical way to normalize how much model work requests create.
Daily requests remain unchanged, but a new RAG prompt doubles input tokens and raises provider spend 70%.
Do forecasts include expected token growth per feature?
REMEMBERTraffic can stay flat while AI load doubles.
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