Small business tech news highlights several developments. Companies are pulling back from "tokenmaxxing," or maximum usage of AI tokens, due to skyrocketing costs, and are adopting "model routing" to send queries to cheaper, more efficient AI systems. A token is a unit of text, roughly three-quarters of a word each, that AI uses to read and write language, and AI models charge based on tokens. Earlier in 2026, some companies encouraged heavy AI usage as a sign of innovation, but productivity gains haven't matched the high degree of utilization. "Not everything needs a Claude Opus 4.6," said June Wang, Bain & Company management consultant. For small businesses, the real cost comes when integrating AI platforms into company data, as APIs use tokens and costs rise with more prompts. Separately, Google posted on its blog new ways nonprofits can use its AI offerings, introducing tools and resources with Google Workspace for Nonprofits. Eligible users get access to Gemini, NotebookLM, and applications like Google Sheets, Docs, and Meet, plus substantial discounts on higher-tier editions, free AI courses on fundraising, marketing, and operations, and one-on-one personalized productivity training. The update includes a statistic from company research: 86 percent of no.