Comment by onlyrealcuzzo

> I can't use last year's SOTA model when my competitors can use the current SOTA model.

You can use open source models of equivalent or better capabilities for ~90% less cost...

If you kick and scream hard enough, you can always find a data point to make sure you're correct.

No one is saying that the Opus model last year costs 90% less now than it does this year.

That's not how it works.

There are better, more efficient models with equivalent capabilities that are 90% cheaper (see DeepSeek v4 Pro).