Users can't tell frontier models from 50x cheaper ones, orchestration may win
RihardJarc · x · 2026-11-05
An app-layer AI builder reports that across core use cases, users can't distinguish frontier models from ones 50x cheaper — a trend gaining momentum for months. With 18M+ users across 190+ countries, his sample isn't small. His takeaway: the ultimate winners may be orchestration providers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google.
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