# LLM token prices fell fast but started cheap relative to human labor

> Original title: Something I think about from time to time is that even though language model tokens have gotten way cheaper, they were pretty cheap relat...

- Source: Miles Brundage
- Published: 2026-10-28T05:52:34.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/dn0ispmzke839juutt8xxj3en
- Original: https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/2115320799506944510

## Summary

Miles Brundage says language model tokens have become much cheaper over time but were already cheap compared with "human tokens" from the start. He argues this low starting cost is a major reason adoption grew so quickly compared with other technologies.

## Post

Something I think about from time to time is that even though language model tokens have gotten way cheaper, they were pretty cheap relative to “human tokens” from day one

This is a big part of why adoption took off so quickly compared to other technologies - it was born cheap