RL training costs cross $1M, offering a rare look behind the scenes
zainhas · x · 2026-09-17
A quoted post reveals that a team's reinforcement learning training costs have just crossed $1M. Reposter zainhas notes that aside from the Marin effort, the industry has never seen such a behind-the-scenes look, calling it exhilarating. The figure exposes the steep investment behind frontier RL training and offers a rare peek into costs that are usually kept secret.
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