Goldman Sachs: "Token use by AI agents is expected to multiply 24 times by 2030"
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-30
Goldman Sachs forecasts AI agent token usage will multiply 24 times by 2030, as the cost burden of multi-step agent workflows drives companies like Uber and Microsoft to already reconsider their agent deployments.
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Topics: ai-agentsai-economicstoken-usageenterprise-ai-adoption
Claims
- Goldman Sachs projects that AI agent token usage will increase 24 times by 2030.
- AI agents are creating the first serious cost pressure in the current AI investment boom.
- Uber and Microsoft are already reconsidering their use of expensive AI agent deployments due to cost concerns.
- AI agents generate far greater token consumption than traditional chatbots because they execute multi-step workflows rather than single responses.
Key quotes
Goldman Sachs: 'Token use by AI agents is expected to multiply 24 times by 2030.'
AI agents are now creating the first serious cost test for the AI boom.
As was reported this week, Uber and Microsoft are already rethinking expensive agent usage.