AI costs fall 47% per quarter, 4x faster than DNA sequencing: Epoch AI
daveholtz · x · 2026-09-23
Epoch AI finds that at a given performance level, AI costs have fallen 47% per quarter since 2023 — 4x faster than DNA sequencing, 6x faster than compute, 18x faster than lithium batteries, and 54x faster than electricity (pre-1973). No transformative tech in history has gotten cheaper this fast.
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