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Additional coverage of this story: AI Token Budgets Could Replace MDF in Channel Partner Programs The companion coverage adds practical guidance for Microsoft-centric partners: ask how AI credits are metered, which tools consume them, and whether allocations depend on program tiers or...

Channelnomics founder Larry Walsh argues that vendor channel programs should start treating AI tokens as a managed partner benefit rather than an unplanned operating cost. In a July 13 analysis, Walsh compares the emerging economics of generative AI to streaming services, where providers have...