Why Foundation Model Platforms Are Now a Delivery Margin Decision, Not a Vendor Choice
Foundation model platforms have shifted from a technical procurement question to a delivery economics question: the same client retainer now buys wildly different output depending on which model tier, context window, and retention terms an agency routes work through.
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Why does it matter for agencies?
Foundation model platforms have shifted from a technical procurement question to a delivery economics question: the same client retainer now buys wildly different output depending on which model tier, context window, and retention terms an agency routes work through. Agencies that map deliverable types to model tiers and track token spend per account protect margin; those that default to one frontier model absorb cost variance they never bill for.