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The per-million-token API pricing ratio can roughly reflect each model's quota consumption multiplier on the subscription side, but the two are not strictly equivalent, and actual quotas are also affected by context length, reasoning mode, whether tools are enabled and other factors.
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GPT-6.1 Terra Hands-On Test: Can a Low-Cost Model Be Your Daily Driver?
bilibili枫枫知道10/27/2026
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