OpenAI Leads in Inference Efficiency as Open-Source Closes the Gap

OpenAI is currently leading in inference efficiency with GPT-5.6, achieving higher scores with half the output tokens of Kimi K3. Meanwhile, Anthropic lags behind as open-source models like Kimi K3 rapidly close the gap in the competitive landscape.

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