OpenAI, Anthropic Cut AI Model Prices by Up to 80% as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground
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Updated · Ars Technica · Aug 14
OpenAI, Anthropic Cut AI Model Prices by Up to 80% as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Aug 14
Summary
OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80%, while Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 at half the price of its top-end Fable 5, escalating a discount push among leading US AI labs.
Almost 25% has been wiped off prices paid for top US models since mid-July, according to Silicon Data’s token price index, as companies rein in AI spending and hunt for cheaper options.
DoorDash and Airbnb are already using Chinese-made models to curb bills, reflecting how developers such as Moonshot and DeepSeek have expanded from Silicon Valley to Europe.
The price war marks a shift for US groups that long competed mainly on performance, as increasingly capable open Chinese models pressure closed-model providers ahead of planned IPOs at trillion-dollar valuations.