Palantir CEO Karp criticizes per-token AI pricing, urges closed enterprise models

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC the current AI business model—charging per token—is flawed and risks exposing enterprise IP. He said value lies in a model combined with an application layer and compute, and argued enterprises should use closed, auditable AI environments. His remarks came after Palantir announced a collaboration with Nvidia on open models for U.S. agencies.

• Calls per-token pricing wasteful and risky for enterprise IP
• Says AI value = model + application layer + compute
• Urges closed, auditable deployments with clear data ownership
• Comments followed Palantir–Nvidia open-models announcement