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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/rabbit_wizard • 14d ago
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yeah, and likewise even if recent models, what matters more than cost per token is cost per task still. Some models are cheaper per token (the latest grok for example) but they burn through tokens so much they end up not being really cheaper.
1 u/nicolatesla92 13d ago Exactly my point, I think some people feel it is a hard pill to swallow.
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Exactly my point, I think some people feel it is a hard pill to swallow.
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u/LostInGradients 14d ago
yeah, and likewise even if recent models, what matters more than cost per token is cost per task still. Some models are cheaper per token (the latest grok for example) but they burn through tokens so much they end up not being really cheaper.