The $0.0001 Prompt, Reimagined: Conversations, Code & the Cost of Intelligence
Last Updated on September 4, 2025 by Editorial Team
Author(s): R. Thompson (PhD)
Originally published on Towards AI.
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Let’s be real: AI isn’t cheap.
This article isn’t a teardown. It’s a toolkit for developers, startups, public institutions, and researchers who want to achieve high performance without excessive costs by considering alternative AI solutions, smaller models, open-source technology, and optimizations that prioritize efficiency, thus empowering a broader range of users to participate in the AI landscape without prohibitive expenses.
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