Is the Cost Apocalypse Already Over?

<p>AI token costs in 2026: why Luna 6 at 40x cheaper than Fable may end the cost panic, and what Codex computer use actually did in four hours.</p><p>Kevin Williams and Matt talk through the state of agentic AI right now: the jump from OpenClaw and Hermes to Grokbot and computer-use models, what Meta's Muse is actually for, and why Google paid $10 million for a dead airline's Slack messages.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- Kevin runs out of Codex tokens for three days and explains the $100 vs $200 plan trap</p><p>- Luna 6 ships with computer controls at 40x less per token than Anthropic's Fable</p><p>- Codex logs into Tag Manager, Analytics, Search Console, AdWords, Slack and HubSpot and finishes a week of campaign setup in four hours</p><p>- Why Kevin refused to give Muse his Amex login, and what it did to his kids' Canvas account</p><p>- Google buying Spirit Airlines' operating data to build a sandbox digital airline</p><p>- Whether Anthropic's inference demand in early 2026 cost it the training race<br /><br />Thanks to our new Sponsor LiberNovo and their insanely supportive Omni Chair:  <a href="https://libernovo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://libernovo.com/</a><br /><br />To try out Muse and get a BILLION tokens use code: RHYQ60  <a href="https://muse.ai/join" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://muse.ai/join</a> (full disclosure, we will get a billion tokens too… but aren’t sure how we will use them)</p><p><br />Ready to find out where your organization actually stands on AI readiness?</p><p><a href="https://assessment.ascendlabs.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><b><strong>https://assessment.ascendlabs.ai/</strong></b></a></p><p>Want to talk through your AI tool decisions before you commit?</p><p><a href="http://tidycal.com/kevinwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><b><strong>tidycal.com/kevinwilliams</strong></b></a></p><p><br />CHECK OUT KEVIN’S STUFF:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://ascendlabs.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><b><strong>https://ascendlabs.ai/</strong></b></a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><b><strong>https://www.google.com/search?q=https</strong></b></a>... –</p><p>Free Tool: Take the <a href="https://assessment.ascendlabs.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><b><strong>https://assessment.ascendlabs.ai/</strong></b></a></p><p>Deep Dive: R