Joking About 800B Models and Ultra-Low Prices

willccbb · x · 2026-07-13

This reply pokes fun at a hypothetical LLM configuration: an 800B parameter Haiku 5 with performance sitting between Opus 4.8 and Fable 5, yet costing only $5/Mtok.

The commenter's main point is that if such a spec-and-price combo actually existed, people would be wondering "who on earth is building this model?" They add that the industry might respond with versions boasting higher token efficiency or even further price cuts.

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