Closed AI models dominate the price-performance frontier
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Village's LLM Atlas, which maps the strongest AI model at each price point, finds that open-weight models now hold the best value at just 3% of budgets, down from 41% in June. OpenAI's GPT-6 Luna and GPT-6.1 Terra and Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 took back most of that ground.
Why it ranked
No. 61 of 107 with a score of 0.61. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.81) and audience breadth (0.70), lowest on technical depth (0.57). The judges disagreed most on significance (spread 0.47), so the story is marked contested. Placed No. 61, No. 50 by score alone: the 23rd AI & machine learning story of the day (−0.080). The placement terms move stories; they are not part of the score.
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- Analysis of AI model price-performance using a self-built tool; on-topic and somewhat novel, but methodology relies on estimated scores and is narrowly scoped to model economics with limited technical depth.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A timely, broadly relevant empirical analysis of AI model economics, with a defined frontier methodology, longitudinal comparisons, robustness checks, and plausible explanations. Evidence is summarized rather than fully reproducible from the text alone.
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Score
0.61total under rubric v2.3Contestedjudges differ by 0.47 on significance
- Significance0.60
- Reader interest0.70
- Audience breadth0.70
- Practical relevance0.62
- Substantiated0.66
- Technical depth0.57
- New information0.81
- Counts against: Promotional0.09
- Counts against: Overclaim0.27
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SignificanceHow much does this change what people in tech know or can do? | 0.64 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 0.47 , above the contested threshold | +0.24 | +0.144 |
| Reader interestWould a well-informed senior engineer or tech founder want to read this today, and likely pass it on? | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.90 | 0.70 | 0.35 | +0.26 | +0.182 |
| Audience breadthHow many people who build technology does it concern? | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.86 | 0.70 | 0.36 | +0.13 | +0.092 |
| Practical relevanceHow useful is it to someone who builds software or tech products? | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.28 | +0.22 | +0.136 |
| SubstantiatedHow well is it backed? Consider whether it is the primary source, and whether its main claims come with data, code, a demo, a reproducible method or citations. | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.25 | +0.05 | +0.033 |
| Technical depthHow technically substantive is it? | 0.68 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.33 | +0.05 | +0.028 |
| New informationDoes it contain information absent from the stories covered in the last 7 days (list provided)? | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.98 | 0.81 | 0.38 | +0.05 | +0.040 |
| PromotionalIs it mainly marketing with little substance (a press release, ad or sponsored post with no real information)? A launch post that carries real news is not promotional. | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.02 | −0.19 | −0.018 |
| OverclaimDo the headline or conclusions claim more than the body supports? | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.23 | −0.11 | −0.029 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.609 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.609 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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