
After transforming India’s telecom sector with free voice calls and ultra-cheap mobile data, Jio Platforms is preparing for its next big move. It aims to now make artificial intelligence (AI) services more affordable.
According to news reports from Moneycontrol, the company plans to significantly reduce the cost of AI tokens. These are the units used to measure how much computing power AI systems consume.
The strategy could make AI services cheaper and more accessible for millions of users, businesses, and connected devices.
In AI systems, tokens measure how much computing power is used when a model processes a request, such as generating text, analysing data, or answering queries.
Telecom companies traditionally measured usage in minutes and megabytes, but the report suggests that the future will revolve around tokens. By lowering token costs, Jio Platforms aims to make AI-powered services more affordable, similar to how it previously reduced the cost of mobile data in India.
If Jio succeeds in bringing down token costs, users could see AI becoming more widely integrated into everyday digital services.
Potential benefits include:
The company also believes AI will expand beyond people to connected devices and machines, making intelligence available across the digital ecosystem.
To support this shift, Jio Platforms is building a seven-layer intelligence architecture, integrating chips, AI models, applications, and network infrastructure.
The company also plans to distribute AI computing across cloud data centres, edge networks, and user devices. This approach could reduce delays and improve performance for AI-powered services.
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As per the report, Jio Platforms’ long-term vision is to democratise artificial intelligence, making it accessible to both people and devices at scale. If the company succeeds in lowering the cost of AI tokens, it could trigger another major shift in India’s digital economy, bringing affordable AI capabilities to everyday users, just as Jio once did with voice calls and mobile data.
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Published on: Mar 4, 2026, 10:30 AM IST

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