DAA Explained: The New Metric for the Agent Era
Baidu Inc.16 June 2026Watch on YouTube
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Ep. 1 · 2026 Active Agent
View the seriesWhat you'll learn
- DAA (Daily Active Agents) is a new metric that measures how many agents are actively used daily, instead of counting tokens alone
- Tokens show what you spend, while DAA reveals what you get back from AI agent usage
- DAA becomes relevant as AI agents take on more work and traditional token measurements provide insufficient insights
Frequently asked questions
What is DAA and how does it differ from token-based measurements?
Why is DAA important for evaluating AI agent performance?
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Description from the channel
As AI agents take on more work, it's worth asking what we should measure. Tokens tell you what you spent. DAA, or Daily Active Agents, tells you what you got back.