Musk disputes Garry Tan's foundation model thesis: 'not at all what we see with Grok'
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-13
Garry Tan argues there are only two winning positions in foundation models: the absolute best, or the best for the cheapest. Elon Musk publicly pushed back, saying the numbers "do not match at all what we see with Grok," implying Grok's cost-performance profile breaks this binary framing.
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