Model Prices Collapse, but Gateway Fees Remain High
AccBalanced · x · 2026-08-18
Commentary notes that while model prices have collapsed to extremely low levels (e.g., DeepSeek Flash at $0.28/M), the gateway fees sitting on top of them have not moved. True 0% fee AI gateways are still nonexistent.
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