AI Intelligence Per Dollar Plummets 1000x in 18 Months

AI researcher Yuchen Jin measures AI progress by intelligence per dollar: in 18 months, pricing fell from o1 Pro's $150/$600 per million tokens to GLM-5.3 Flash at just cents, a roughly 1000x drop while models got smarter.

2026-09-07 ~ 2026-09-07 · 3 related posts

• Intelligence per Dollar Collapsed ~1000x in 1.5 Years: o1 Pro to GLM-5.3 Flash — Yuchenj_UW · 2026-09-07
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