signull: OpenAI has done more than any lab to drive down the cost of quality intelligence
signulll · x · 2026-09-23
signull argues OpenAI has likely done more than any lab to drive down the cost of high-quality intelligence. While open source matters, he says that looking at the full package — model quality, availability, latency, reliability, tiered intelligence levels, ease of access, and cost — no one offers a better overall as-a-service offering, and he's been using these models heavily.
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