Frontier AI faces pricing reckoning as token volume explodes 25-fold — mid-tier models deliver 90% of flagship capability at one-sixth the cost · AuraTracer

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Frontier AI is facing price pressure due to a 25-fold increase in token size. Mid-range models now offer performance close to that of flagship models, at only one-sixth of the cost.

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Frontier AI faces pricing reckoning as token volume explodes 25-fold — mid-tier models deliver 90% of flagship capability at one-sixth the cost

Frontier AI faces pricing reckoning as token volume surges 25-fold, with mid-tier models now delivering 90% of flagship capability at one-sixth the cost.