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AI's new North Star: Intelligence per dollar

AI's new North Star isn't smarter models. It's delivering the most useful intelligence for every dollar spent.

sabato 25 luglio 2026 New tab

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Amazon routes Alexa+ to cheaper in-house models over pricier Anthropic APIs when viable, reflecting industry shift from 'best model' to 'intelligence per dollar'. For tech leaders, frontier models lose pricing power—cost-per-task outweighs raw capability in stack decisions.

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AI's new North Star: Intelligence per dollar

By Alistair Barr

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