Top-tier models now carry just 14% of developer tokens, down from 55%
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-10-15
The ten highest-quality models now carry only 14% of developer tokens, down from 55% last year, as cheaper "good enough" models win on volume. The poster, agreeing with Gary Marcus, shares their own setup: cheap models for routine tasks, frontier models only where needed, with agents orchestrating agents — a shift that pressures premium pricing and AI IPO valuations.
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