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The ROI on every single task was over 10x. Most were 60-90x. This is why the demand isn't cyclical - once you see that a…

SemiAnalysis Twitter · SemiAnalysis (@SemiAnalysis_) · 2026-05-18

SemiAnalysis reports AI-assisted task ROI of 10x–90x in internal tracking, arguing that token costs so dramatically undercut human labor that AI demand is permanent rather than cyclical.

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Topics: ai-roiai-productivityenterprise-ai-adoptiontoken-economics

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  • Every AI-assisted task SemiAnalysis tracked delivered ROI over 10x.
  • Most tasks delivered 60–90x ROI.
  • A task that would take 20 human hours costs approximately $21 in tokens.
  • Once organizations experience this cost differential, they do not revert to manual workflows.
  • AI demand is structural rather than cyclical because the productivity economics are too compelling to ignore.

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The ROI on every single task was over 10x. Most were 60-90x.
once you see that a 20-hour task costs $21 in tokens, you can never go back to doing it by hand
The workflow is just permanently different and provides multiples in term of