Token Demand to Bifurcate: "Good Enough" Models vs. Autonomous Research Labs
menhguin · x · 2026-09-22
menhguin argues that since Opus 4.5 + OpenClaw launched, overall token demand has gone vertical, and the next phase will bifurcate into Kimi K3-tier-and-below for most use cases versus Fable+ models fueling autonomous research labs — two very different demand profiles.
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