Curiosities

AI Token Consumption in October Is Virtually Certain to Exceed 650 Trillion

By Priced In News Staff

Source: Kalshi market “OpenRouter AI token usage in October”

virtually certain (99%)
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Leading outcome Above 450T tokens 99% Virtually certain · C probably not → virtually certain
24h move 0.0 pts Above 450T tokens
Traded 24h $48K $60K all time
Resolves by 2026-10-26 in 1 day

Where the money stands

Above 450T tokens 99% 0.0
Above 500T tokens 99% 0.0
Above 575T tokens 99% 0.0
Above 600T tokens 99% 0.0
Above 625T tokens 99% 0.0
Above 650T tokens 99% ▲ 33.0
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