90% of Users Don't Need SOTA Models; Google Targets the Mass Market
haider1 · x · 2026-08-15
X user haider1 argues that 90% of users don't need state-of-the-art models, and Google is targeting that majority. Grok 4.6 also proved this. He prefers fast, cheap, strong models for 99% of real work over massive expensive ones.
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