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Cheap per token, expensive per task: AI model pricing vs. performance [OC]

Anthropic's release of Opus 5.5 today sent me down a rabbit hole. I wanted to understand the best effort levels for using this new best-in-class model. That led me to the below, based on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 scores. If you look at the first chart, you'll see that in this in…

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  1. 2026-09-23 00:42 · r/artificial
    Cheap per token, expensive per task: AI model pricing vs. performance [OC]

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