Do you think token costs will become significantly cheaper over the next 5 years?
This covers a coding tool or code-capability update — useful for developers assessing workflow changes and reusable value.
The discussion revolves around the potential for significantly cheaper AI token costs within five years and its impact on software engineering hiring.…
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If they do, do you think it'll have a major impact on software engineering hiring? Right now, using Al coding agents at scale can still be expensive because of token costs, so they're mostly productivity tools. But if token costs drop enough that running Al becomes much cheaper than employing developers, do you think companies will start reducing hiring more aggressively?
Or do you think there are other reasons why that wouldn't happen?
Curious to hear what everyone thinks..