OpenAI's Navier-Stokes Proof Reportedly Cost ~$15M and 130B Output Tokens

scaling01 · x · 2026-09-10

scaling01 estimates OpenAI's Navier-Stokes-related proof consumed 130B output tokens ($6.5M at API pricing), with total cost later confirmed at roughly $15M — within the $10M-$40M projected range, assuming a GPT-6-scale model further RL'd.

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