Today's frontier models will be tomorrows low-end option. I think whatever model you are using today will be less expensive to use a year or two from now.
replyLast year's o3 was more expensive than 5.5 is. Whatever model we are using now is probably be more expensive than next year's leading models will be.
replyPrice per M/tokens is also a fuzzy metric when newer models reason longer, and then burn more tokens while doing so.
replyIsn't 5.5 a router, though? As in, some prompts get automatically sent to a cheaper model?
replyThey aren't going down, but in the meantime they'll cover their ass by bribing their way into the S&P 500 and then use your 60 year old mother's 401k and teacher's pension to fund their risky capital expenditure.
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