Four frontier models in 24 hours: dev argues models are commoditized, value shifts to hardware and apps
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-09-23
After @DanielLockyer noted that Grok 4.7, Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna all landed within 24 hours, xiaosun86 argues the model layer is commoditized and money will move to hardware and applications — echoing the wider debate on value shifting away from frontier models.
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