Cheaper and faster models are more impactful than higher intelligence
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-23
Anthropic and OpenAI are due to release new models soon, but this doesn't mean others have caught up. The author argues that models becoming cheaper and faster is more impactful than becoming more intelligent.
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