StudioOpenAI and Anthropic Slash LLM Prices by Up to 80% in Months: Why?
Original title: OpenAI and Anthropic cut their LLM prices by up to 80% within a few months. Why?
The author traces the release and pricing timeline of OpenAI and Anthropic models since June 2026. GPT-5.6 Luna saw an 80% price cut, while Claude Opus 5.5 reduced total costs by 40-60% through cache read optimizations without compromising quality. The article attributes this competitive pressure to open-weight models like DeepSeek V4 Flash and 29 inference providers on OpenRouter, challenging narratives that token prices would inevitably rise.
By analyzing the multi-month timeline and cache cost structures, the author demonstrates how competition from open-weight models and multiple inference providers undermines claims of inevitable price hikes.
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