OpenAI's Altman reports potential abolition of token billing
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said in a Yahoo! News interview that the company is looking at possibly ending its token‑based billing model. Altman described the idea as a way to simplify cost forecasting for business users, but he did not give a timeline or details. The report notes that the change is still under discussion and that official announcements are awaited.
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- openai's altman reports token billing may be abolished, but details are unclear
- openai partners with hacktron to investigate system vulnerabilities and expand frontier model access
- cloudflare warns ai agents only pass costs to websites, raising load concerns
In a separate development, OpenAI announced a partnership with Hacktron, a security firm, to probe system vulnerabilities and broaden access to frontier models. The BigGo Finance report says the collaboration aims to strengthen defensive capabilities, though it also acknowledges the risk of misuse. No specific tools or timelines were disclosed.
Cloudflare has warned that AI agents that crawl websites only pass on the costs they incur, which could raise traffic loads for site operators. The same report notes that the issue is growing as more AI agents are deployed. Meanwhile, a collaboration event between the Japanese input app Simeji and Google was reported by Nico Nico News, but details remain sparse.
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note.com · 6 November 2026
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