New decision model basal-omni-1.0-ultra claims near-frontier intelligence at much lower cost
tristanbob · x · 2026-10-20
@airesearch12 highlights basal-omni-1.0-ultra, a new decision model claimed to sit on the capability-vs-cost Pareto frontier, nearly matching frontier intelligence models while being far cheaper to run. @tristanbob argues such cost-effective models should always be highlighted. Unverified claim.
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