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title: "Fireworks AI’s Lin Qiao wants to make AI agents cheaper to run"
date: 2026-06-18
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a34f77754ad48f1b98706dba9cc9136&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.fastcompany.com%2f91550793%2ffireworks-ais-lin-qiao-wants-to-make-ai-agents-cheaper-to-run&c=15377954413264870613&mkt=en-us
description: "Her company helps developers build agents and workflows, while pushing smaller, customized models as an answer to runaway token costs."
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# Fireworks AI’s Lin Qiao wants to make AI agents cheaper to run

Her company helps developers build agents and workflows, while pushing smaller, customized models as an answer to runaway token costs.

*Published: 2026-06-18*