AI costs fall ~47% per quarter at fixed performance, 54x faster than electricity ever did

anselm · x · 2026-09-24

Epoch AI research finds AI is getting cheaper faster than any transformative technology in history: at a given performance level, cost has 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 (up to 1973).

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