Bindu Reddy: Labs are nerfing models as they cut prices; Luna 5.6 still beats 6.1
bindureddy · x · 2026-10-09
Bindu Reddy observes that frontier labs are cutting prices aggressively while quietly nerfing models for efficiency, meaning lower prices are arriving with worse performance. He argues Luna 5.6 remains the best variant since Luna 6.1 performs worse.
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