🎰 AI in Security — Are We Buying Tools or Pay-to-Win Games?

I’m genuinely excited about all the AI and ML features vendors are building into security platforms — they’re helping with detection, correlation, and automation in ways that used to take teams of analysts.

But lately, something feels off.

🎟️ The Token Trap

The new token-based billing models have turned predictable licensing into a coin toss.

Run a few queries and suddenly half your tokens are gone.
And the worst part? No one can answer simple questions like:

Who used them?
What burned through them?
Why a basic search costs more than a complex one?

💸 From License to Loot Box

This consumption model feels less like a security tool and more like a pay-to-win mobile game — constant micro-charges, unpredictable usage, and dashboards that feel like in-app stores.

You want a new skin? 💰 Pay.
You want to run a query? 💰 Pay.
Otherwise, your expensive, AI-enabled platform quietly turns back into a pumpkin 🎃.

⚖️ The Bigger Question

AI should be amplifying value, not introducing billing anxiety.
If the cost of asking a question about a threat becomes a budget discussion, we’ve lost the plot.

I’m curious — is this just me?
How are you budgeting for or managing this new token-based AI billing model in your environments?
I’d love to hear how others are balancing innovation and cost predictability.

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