How would a AI first company will manage costs after the AI Bubble bursts?

I, like several people I know in the field, are being carried to do AI first development, using agents, skills etc etc.

It's OK, is the new reality, but I wonder what will happen after the bubble burst and the price per tokens raises significantly. Would we be forced to start doing hand crafted code again? Would the companies accept the price and just pay a lot more?

I wonder...? Do any company even thinks about this and plan for it?