operating costs
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They said higher energy prices and tighter financial conditions could push up operating costs and interest rates, adding to doubts over "the long-term profitability and viability of AI business models".
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Increased diesel prices will raise our operating costs, reducing margins on jobs and making it more difficult to absorb costs without passing some of them on to our customers".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mistral's new model also comes as a US open-weight rival, Reflection AI, announced its own widely anticipated Beam model on Monday, also promising cheaper operating costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Smaller businesses drown in paperwork while industry struggles with high energy and operating costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Only a month earlier, Lawrence had given him preliminary estimates of $750,000 for construction and another $250,000 for operating costs over a ten-year period.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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