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Episode 1

The Hidden Cost of 'Cheap' AI: Why Budget Reasoning Models Cost 6x More

23:12

Stanford and CMU researchers reveal that budget AI reasoning models actually cost 6x more than premium models when you factor in hidden thinking tokens. Two AI hosts break down the paper, the math, and what it means for anyone running LLM workloads in production.

March 28, 2026•Read the article →