{"podcast":{"title":"NVIDIA AI Podcast","slug":"nvidia-ai-podcast","podcast_index_feed_id":461316,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/nvidiaaipodcast","website_url":"https://ai-podcast.nvidia.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b569e226-f45b-11ef-8eab-87014600b959/image/8cfc4762974a610994e63ee630a53918.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The AI Podcast","episode_count":306,"summary":"Explore how the latest technologies are shaping our world, from groundbreaking discoveries to transformative sustainability efforts. The NVIDIA AI Podcast shines a light on the stories and solutions behind the most innovative changes, helping to inspire and educate listeners. More information: https://ai-podcast.nvidia.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T06:17:36.763068+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nvidia-ai-podcast"},"episode":{"title":"Inside AI Tokenomics: How to Profitably Turn Tokens Into Business Value | NVIDIA AI Podcast Ep. 299","slug":"inside-ai-tokenomics-how-to-profitably-turn-tokens-into-business-value-nvidia-ai-podcast-ep-299","published_at":"2026-05-21T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nvidia-ai-podcast/inside-ai-tokenomics-how-to-profitably-turn-tokens-into-business-value-nvidia-ai-podcast-ep-299","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nvidia-ai-podcast","url":"https://cohst.app/pdcst/9V4R8T/traffic.megaphone.fm/NVC1708428495.mp3","audio_url":"https://cohst.app/pdcst/9V4R8T/traffic.megaphone.fm/NVC1708428495.mp3","summary":"As AI factories scale and token costs become a defining competitive variable, the way businesses measure infrastructure ROI needs to change. In this episode, Shruti Koparkar from NVIDIA's Accelerated Computing team breaks down tokenomics—the four-pillar framework of token utility, supply, demand, and monetization—and reveals why NVIDIA Blackwell's architecture delivers 50x more tokens per watt than NVIDIA Hopper, translating to a 35x reduction in token cost. 🔬Topics covered: The four pillars of tokenomics: utility, supply, demand, and monetization Why cost per token beats FLOPS per dollar as an infrastructure metric NVIDIA Blackwell vs. Hopper: 50x more tokens per watt, 35x lower token cost How extreme co-design turns spec-sheet numbers into real-world output Jevons paradox: why lower token cost always drives more GPU demand, not less The four business models for turning tokens into revenue Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction and the four pillars of tokenomics 02:09 – Token value: intelligence, interactivity, and use case mapping 06:32 – Estimating token demand: users, reasoning, and agentic multipliers 10:00 – Token supply and why cost per token is the right infrastructure metric 13:12 – NVIDIA Blackwell vs. Hopper: 50x more tokens, 35x lower cost 14:52 – Extreme co-design for lowest token cost and the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform 21:10 – How software multiplies hardware performance (8x gains in six months) 23:56 – Token monetization: pricing and business models 26:52 – Jevons paradox and the future of GPU demand","meta_description":"As AI factories scale and token costs become a defining competitive variable, the way businesses measure infrastructure ROI needs to change. In this episo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2005,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nvidia-ai-podcast/episodes/inside-ai-tokenomics-how-to-profitably-turn-tokens-into-business-value-nvidia-ai-podcast-ep-299/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nvidia-ai-podcast/inside-ai-tokenomics-how-to-profitably-turn-tokens-into-business-value-nvidia-ai-podcast-ep-299.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}