I’m still trying to figure out what the dollar value of tokens actually mean. OpenAI touts “$1800 worth of tokens for a $20 account” and that ultimately people should be spending half their salary in tokens.

But what does $1800 actually mean? Is it perceived work value saying “you can replace $1800 you spend on people hours in tokens”? Or is it how much the infrastructure costs them to run those tokens? If so, they’re running at a major loss.

People throw around those values, but I have yet to see it tied to something with a real world equivalent. It’s 1800 Schrute Bucks for all I can tell.