OpenAI Median Researcher Burns $601/Day on Coding-Agent Inference, Up From Under $1
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-06
A roundup: Sam Altman does all his prompting on 'ultra fast'; Anthropic's Boris Cherny says he uses Fable for everything; and OpenAI's median researcher spent $601/day on coding-agent inference at API prices ($1.8M/year), up from under $1 in January 2026.
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