Threat to AI Trade: Model Prices Plunge 27% in a Month
arakharazian · x · 2026-08-25
The AI trade faces a major threat as revenue growth struggles to support high valuations. While token usage is up, pricing is deteriorating: average cost per million tokens fell 27% last month, and OpenAI cut frontier model prices by another 20% this week. Companies must drive significantly higher volume to sustain valuations as prices fall.
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