Why AI Agent Costs Spike 10x Day to Day | Vinay Seshadri

AI companies can chart revenue but not margins because agent run costs — spanning models, harnesses, and tools — are fragmented and can swing 10x day to day.

• OpenAUDR launched: Chargebee's Vinay Seshadri introduces the Agent Usage Detail Record, an open standard at openaudr.dev to track AI agent run costs.
• Telecom analogy: Modeled on the 40-year-old telecom Call Detail Record, which let carriers agree on a shared data standard rather than a shared billing system.

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