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The average price of token routed through OpenRouter has fallen sharply this yea

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13 Aug
Open weights model usage on OpenRouter declined to below 50%

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1vnml1o/open_weights_model_usage_on_openrouter_declined/"> <img alt="Open weights model usage on OpenRouter

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
30 Apr
Every 2-4 months, the price of a given AI intelligence level is drop by at least 50%.

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1szv149/every_24_months_the_price_of_a_given_ai/"> <img alt="Every 2-4 months, the price of a given AI

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
25 Apr
OpenAI Just Released GPT-5.5. Here's What It Actually Does (and What It Costs You)

<p>GPT-5.4 shipped on March 5. Seven weeks later, on April 23, 2026, OpenAI released GPT-5.5 — and the pace alone tells you something about where this race is headed. This isn't

REPORT · WHERE · Dev.toOPEN STORY
12 May
Price change? Pro goes 20x, ProLite remains 5x?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1tatpk6/price_change_pro_goes_20x_prolite_remains_5x/"> <img alt="Price change? Pro goes 20x, ProLite remains

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
15 May
Token Ledger – 2026-05-15

<h1> Token Ledger – 2026-05-15 </h1> <p><strong>356 models added, 0 removed, 0 price changes.</strong> The largest influx on record reframes the cost landscape. Leading the batch

REPORT · WHAT · Dev.toOPEN STORY
8 Apr
Meta's internal leaderboard ranks employees by AI token consumption...are we measuring the wrong thing?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A Meta employee built a leaderboard on the company intranet called &quot;Claudeonomics&quot; that ranks token usage across 85k employees. top 250

OPINION · HOW · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
19 Aug
OpenAI just signed its own death warrant with the 50% OpenRouter discount

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Am I the only one watching this play out in absolute disbelief?</p> <p>Yesterday OpenAI quietly let OpenRouter slash GPT-5.6 Sol pricing by 50%

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
10 Jul
There is often a 5-10x difference in token spend between Medium and Ultra depending on how hard the task is.

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1usrr70/there_is_often_a_510x_difference_in_token_spend/"> <img alt="There is often a 5-10x difference in token

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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