Epoch AI: The plunging price of thought — intelligence keeps getting radically cheaper
Proper_Actuary2907 · reddit · 2026-09-23
Epoch AI published a research report, 'The Plunging Price of Thought,' analyzing how the cost of driving intelligence is falling rapidly. At any given capability level, model prices have dropped dramatically over time, meaning the cost of a given amount of 'thought' (compute plus intelligence) keeps declining — a trend with major implications for AI's economics and adoption pace.
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