Clouded Judgement · 9 October 2026 · Industry Analysis

Clouded Judgement 10.9.26 - Cache Is the New Egress

Jamin Ball, Partner @ Altimeter Capital

AI model pricing is shifting from vanilla input/output rates to cache pricing, creating switching costs that lock users into specific providers—similar to how cloud egress created lock-in. This structural shift favors long-running agents and could reshape model economics.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) · AI Infrastructure

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