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Replotting Intelligence vs Cost on a Linear Axis Puts GLM-5.3-Flash at 1/160th of Fable 5.1's Per-Task Price
A September 1 analysis rebuilds Artificial Analysis's intelligence-versus-cost chart on a linear rather than logarithmic cost axis and prices models at what third-party providers actually charge. The resulting spread is roughly 250x from top to bottom: Fable 5.1 at $3.69 per task for intelligence 66, GLM-5.3-Flash at $0.023 for 55, and a locally-run Qwen3.8-27B at $0.015 for 52. The author's practical claim is that GLM-5.3-Flash is sufficient for about 90% of typical use at one-sixtieth the cost, and that an RTX 3090-class gaming PC covers the local tier.
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