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AI prices are plunging. That feels bad, but something else is happening.

After OpenAI slashed AI model prices, it boosted usage and revenue, illustrating Jevons Paradox where cheaper costs drive higher consumption.

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AI prices are plunging. That feels bad, but something else is happening.

OpenAI cut Luna 80%, Terra 20%; revenue rose 34% and 45% as consumption jumped 14x and 5x—Jevons Paradox. Cheaper AI unlocks automation, agents, document processing; total spend grows despite per-token compression, so infrastructure budgets expand rather than shrink.

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OpenAI's price cuts highlight convergence of open and closed AI models

OpenAI cut Luna 80% ($0.20/$1.20/M tokens) and Terra 20% via inference efficiency gains, matching Anthropic and Chinese competition. Enterprise model routing commoditizes AI selection; open-weight models can't undercut proprietary APIs anymore, forcing cost-driven multi-model stacks.

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giovedì 13 agosto 2026·cryptobriefing.com
OpenAI's price cuts highlight convergence of open and closed AI models
OpenAI slashed GPT-5.6 Luna pricing by 80%, signaling rapid convergence between closed frontier models and open-weight AI alternatives like
venerdì 14 agosto 2026·businessinsider.com
AI prices are plunging. That feels bad, but something else is happening.
After OpenAI slashed AI model prices, it boosted usage and revenue, illustrating Jevons Paradox where cheaper costs drive higher consumption.