OpenRouter Discounts Trigger 13.8x GPT-5.6 Token Surge
Discounts on GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna models produced a sharp rise in token use on OpenRouter.
OpenRouter discounted GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna models. Token consumption across those models rose 13.8 times after the price cuts. User scaling01 noted the $5 per million tokens rate available through the flex API for GPT-5.6-Sol and said more benchmarks would follow. Greg Brockman replied to the OpenRouter post that the outcome illustrates Jevons Paradox. The packet records these statements from the linked posts but contains no independent confirmation of the usage figures.
What happened when GPT 5.6 Terra and Luna were heavily discounted on OpenRouter? Token usage exploded by 13.8x Jevons Paradox = as technology makes the use of a resource more efficient, total consumption of that resource increases rather than decreases 🧵
OpenRouter Discounts Trigger 13.8x GPT-5.6 Token Surge
Discounts on GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna models produced a sharp rise in token use on OpenRouter.
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Lisan al Gaib@scaling01you can literally use GPT-5.6-Sol for $5/million tokens if you are using flex API I guess I'm gonna run some more benchmarks https://twitter.com/OpenRouter/status/2093350440792420751
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GB Greg Brockman@gdbJevons Paradox is counterintuitive and inspiring https://twitter.com/openrouter/status/2093350440792420751
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