That's a genuinely new dynamic in this market. We're used to paying more for smarter models. We're not used to labs deliberately capping what a cheaper model is allowed to be good at, and then routing the "dangerous" version through a verification program instead of an API key.
🔮 Prediction: Within the next two quarters, expect every major lab to formalize this tiered access model, cheap and capable for everyday work, gated and audited for anything cyber or bio-adjacent. The pricing page is about to start looking a lot more like an export control regime.
Reply and tell me: would you trade some raw capability for a model that's provably safer to hand off autonomy to, or do you want the smartest model available and let the safety team figure it out?
🔮 Prediction: Within the next two quarters, expect every major lab to formalize this tiered access model, cheap and capable for everyday work, gated and audited for anything cyber or bio-adjacent. The pricing page is about to start looking a lot more like an export control regime.
Reply and tell me: would you trade some raw capability for a model that's provably safer to hand off autonomy to, or do you want the smartest model available and let the safety team figure it out?