Premier model output now runs $4-6 per Mtok at labs with always-on bot products
willcb · x · 2026-09-28
willcb notes that the going rate for premier models at labs with popular always-on bot products is currently $4-6 per million output tokens. He also muses on the disruption scenario of a hypothetical "gpt-6 terra" launching at $1/$5 (input/output) while demolishing Opus 5.5 across the board — a snapshot of current flagship pricing and competitive pressure.
More from Models
- Leaked Gemini 4 Pro scores reportedly top both OpenAI and Anthropic models — CurieuxExplorer · 2026-09-28
- Leak: OpenAI DevDay to bring 3 major releases including always-on agent — mark_k · 2026-09-28
- User rips GPT-Astra-6 after botched agent task: 'Renting intelligence is a scam' — alexcovo_eth · 2026-09-28
- Guillaume Verdon: Google's Astra smells more like a big model than Opus 5.5 — beffjezos · 2026-09-28
- Pre-CoT era: a researcher recalls manually prompting models to reason first — gandamu_ml · 2026-09-28
- Astra 6 users report sharp quality drop, suspect models are nerfed pre-update — alexcovo_eth · 2026-09-28