I did the math, and $2M in OpenAI tokens is equivalent to a 450 pre-AI human engineering team for 2 years, in terms of raw LOC output.

YC is offering $2M in OpenAI tokens to each company in its spring and summer batches, with the summer application deadline extended to May 25. The LOC-equivalence framing is a marketing analogy, not a rigorous benchmark. Relevant to early-stage founders evaluating AI infrastructure costs, but contains no new technical detail about models or APIs.