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GPT-6 Astra token costs estimated at $15M for large-scale generation

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A user on Mastodon highlighted the potential cost of using OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model for a specific task. They estimated that generating 300 billion output tokens at public API prices for GPT-6 Astra would amount to $15 million. This calculation was shared by Simon Willison, referencing a discussion about the Navier-Stokes problem. AI

IMPACT Highlights the significant compute costs associated with large-scale AI model usage, potentially influencing future development and deployment strategies.

RANK_REASON Commentary on the potential cost of a future AI model, not an official release or benchmark.

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GPT-6 Astra token costs estimated at $15M for large-scale generation

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · RunRichRun ·

    "We don't know the cost structure of the internal model they used, but 300 billion output tokens at public API prices for GPT-6 Astra would cost $15,000,000." v

    "We don't know the cost structure of the internal model they used, but 300 billion output tokens at public API prices for GPT-6 Astra would cost $15,000,000." via Simon Willison https:// simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/o n-navier-stokes/ # AI # mathematics # OpenAI # NavierStokesPro…

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/on-navier-stokes

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