Agents
52d agoIntelligence Costs Plummet as Agentic Era Begins
Inference prices for GPT-4 class capabilities dropped from $30 per million tokens in early 2023 to under $1 today. This median 50x decline makes high-level knowledge work virtually free. Researchers at BAIR argue this shift necessitates new data systems designed specifically for AI agents.
The Signal
Practitioners must now prioritize system architecture over raw model intelligence.