AI models' viral demo appeal is underpriced, argues founder who picked Opus over better-per-dollar rival
gabriel1 · x · 2026-09-29
Founder gabriel1 argues that maximizing virality of AI models is underpriced: if you can one-shot a visual that wasn't possible before, you get much more usage.
He says sol 6 offers better intelligence per cost than Opus 5.5 in his own testing — but had he not tried both, he'd have chosen Opus 5.5 based on its cool demos online. The takeaway: flashy demos sway model selection more than raw cost-performance numbers.
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