"Mining Gold 5x Cheaper While the Price Holds": KOL on Claude Costs and Pricing
iruletheworldmo · x · 2026-10-27
User iruletheworldmo posts a metaphor about the current model race: imagine if mining your gold suddenly became 5x cheaper, with designs on a further 10x cheaper within months, yet the price of gold held steady — implying inference costs are falling fast while API prices don't follow.
The post continues an earlier thread on why Claude is winning, which referenced an "IPO shuffle."
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