I’m thinking otherwise. I think GPT5 is a much smaller model - with some fallback to previous models if required.
Since it’s running on the exact same hardware with a mostly similar algorithm, using less energy would directly mean it’s a “less intense” model, which translates into an inferior quality in American Investor Language (AIL).
And 2025’s investors doesn’t give a flying fuck about energy efficiency.
I get the distinct impression that most of the focus for GPT5 was making it easier to divert their overflowing volume of queries to less expensive routes.
Unless it wasn’t as low as they wanted it. It’s at least cheap enough to run that they can afford to drop the pricing on the API compared to their older models.
Obviously it’s higher. If it was any lower, they would’ve made a huge announcement out of it to prove they’re better than the competition.
I’m thinking otherwise. I think GPT5 is a much smaller model - with some fallback to previous models if required.
Since it’s running on the exact same hardware with a mostly similar algorithm, using less energy would directly mean it’s a “less intense” model, which translates into an inferior quality in American Investor Language (AIL).
And 2025’s investors doesn’t give a flying fuck about energy efficiency.
And they don’t want to disclose the energy efficiency becaaaause … ?
Because the AI industry is a bubble that exists to sell more GPUs and drive fossil fuel demand
Because, uhhh, whoa what’s that? ducks behind the podium
They probably wouldn’t really care how efficient it is, but they certainly would care that the costs are lower.
I’m almost sure they’re keeping that for the Earnings call.
Do they do earnings calls? They’re not public.
probably VC money, the investors going to want some answers.
It also has a very flexible “thinking” nature, which means far far less tokens spent on most peoples responses.
I get the distinct impression that most of the focus for GPT5 was making it easier to divert their overflowing volume of queries to less expensive routes.
Unless it wasn’t as low as they wanted it. It’s at least cheap enough to run that they can afford to drop the pricing on the API compared to their older models.
It warms me heart to see ya’ll finally tune-in to the scumbag tactics our abusers constantly employ.