~1000x Price Collapse in 18 Months: GLM-5.3 Flash Beats o1 Pro at 1/1000 the Cost
MaziyarPanahi · x · 2026-09-07
To gauge AI progress, look at intelligence per dollar:
- 18 months ago, o1 Pro cost $150/$600 per M tokens
- Today, GLM-5.3 Flash costs $0.15/$0.50
That's a 1000x price collapse in under 1.5 years, while GLM-5.3 Flash is more intelligent than o1 Pro. The image mocks DeepSeek V4 Flash's value — "intelligence too cheap to meter."
Related event: AI Intelligence Per Dollar Plummets 1000x in 18 Months(3 posts)→
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