Palantir chief Alex Karp blasted the token pricing behind OpenAI and Anthropic on live television Wednesday, and his company's shares climbed nearly 8%. Karp said token-based AI billing leaves enterprises paying more while surrendering their data and intellectual property, and he pushed open-weight models and full customer control as the fix for cautious corporate buyers. Palantir stock rose almost 8% the same session, trimming a steep decline built up over 2026. In a televised interview, Karp argued that companies pour money into tokens yet capture little real value, even as the price of each new model keeps climbing, letting labs pocket recurring fees while absorbing a client's proprietary data, operational know-how and competitive edge. "Something has gone completely wrong," he said. The comments landed just days after Palantir widened its partnership with Nvidia, folding the chipmaker's open Nemotron models into secure government agencies and classified critical infrastructure. Palantir also published a nine-point manifesto on data sovereignty, warning companies against handing strategic information to outside providers too freely. By default, both labs say they do not train on paying customers' business data unless a client opts in. Karp doubted that many firms will place mission-critical work with outside providers, a worry echoed as companies like Uber and Microsoft rein in costly AI tools. The rally trimmed a 2026 decline of roughly 25% even as quarterly sales kept surging. Karp praised his private debates with Anthropic boss Dario Am