Intelligence price collapsed ~1000x in 18 months as models keep getting smarter
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-09-07
- The price of frontier-level intelligence has collapsed 1000x in under 18 months.
- Comparison: o1 Pro cost $150/$600 per M tokens 1.5 years ago; GLM-5.3 Flash now costs $0.15/$0.50 — and is more intelligent than o1 Pro.
- Author's claim: intelligence per dollar is the right yardstick for AI progress, and in 12 months GPT-Astra-level intelligence will be nearly free.
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