How much does it cost to run Instinct daily? An OpenRouter angle on compute economics
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-12
David Mort asks ivanbezdomny: how much compute does it cost to keep the AI app Instinct running daily, and where is that compute secured? bezdomny replies there's no exact figure but it can be estimated — costs depend on usage intensity, grow with scale, and open-weight models aren't really cheaper in practice. This is the parent exchange behind the fuller Instinct cost breakdown.
Related event: Analysts Estimate Instinct App Could Burn Over $100M a Year in Token Costs(2 posts)→
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