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Model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google use token-based pricing to maintain predictable gross margins across different usage scales.
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50%
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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9/23/2026
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Valid until: 12/22/2026
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UnverifiedPricing structures vary across different model providers; OpenAI charges by token, while Anthropic has different pricing tiers.80% similarUnverifiedLightweight models have lower inference costs, meaning higher gross margins, and low-threshold pricing can lock in the developer ecosystem.69% similarUnverifiedFor developers building products on top of APIs, declining model-layer costs directly change product pricing, gross margins, and the viability of business models.68% similarUnverifiedAnthropic、OpenAI等主流厂商对缓存命中的token给予大幅折扣，通常为原价的10%-25%67% similar
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