2025-12-31 16:08:38

Models like o1 broke a core assumption in 2025: inference cost isn’t fixed.

They’ll “think” until uncertainty collapses, even if it’s expensive.

That’s why rails matter. When reasoning gets metered, someone controls that meter.

In 2026, control shifts to whoever prices, routes, and audits thinking at scale.

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