A Scary Implication of OpenAI’s Math Breakthroughs
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If advanced math capabilities let frontier labs move away from pure token-metered chat into higher-value, outcome-priced services, the revenue model for foundation models starts to look more like quant or research tooling than SaaS. For enterprises, expect more bespoke pricing around “solved problems” — not just seats and tokens.
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