OpenAI Cost Cuts and Kimi K3 Acceleration Race
iruletheworldmo · x · 2026-07-16
OpenAI is expected to slash costs by half very soon, a move the author believes is part of the ongoing "reset wars".
The author also notes that Kimi K3 will only accelerate this trend, while emphasizing that it is "far from fable level" (meaning it does not yet represent top-tier, state-of-the-art performance).
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