- What changed
- High AI agent usage costs forced startups like Harvey to build and adopt cheaper open weights and custom models to recover gross margins.
- Why you should care
- Soaring customer usage of AI agents heavily impacts the financial viability of startups relying entirely on expensive third party APIs.
- Your move
- Watch. Monitor cost structures when scaling agent applications.
- What to watch next
- Further disclosures by startups regarding their gross margins and model migration strategies.
- Event
- business move
- Event date
- Sep 21, 2026
- Relevant to
- General AI readers
