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Models2026-06-09 · source-backed
Grok 4.3 lands at $0.50/$2 per million tokens, and Claude Opus 4.8's Fast Mode runs roughly 3x cheaper than standard. This matters more than any single benchmark because it changes which models you can afford to run at scale, and it lands right as enterprises like Uber, T-Mobile, and Brex are reportedly capping token budgets. Cheaper inference is what makes the fan-out workflows in story #3 economically sane instead of a budget grenade.
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Uber uses OpenAI / Shared entity: Claude Opus / Same source domain / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses OpenAI); both cover Claude Opus; reported by the same outlet (buildfastwithai.com).
Uber uses Cursor / Shared entity: Uber / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Cursor); both cover Uber; overlapping topics (budget, claude).
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Cursor); both cover Uber; overlapping topics (budget, claude).
Uber uses Claude Code / Shared entity: Uber / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Claude Code); both cover Uber; overlapping topics (budget, claude).
Uber uses Cursor / Shared entity: Claude Opus / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Cursor); both cover Claude Opus; overlapping topics (benchmark, claude).
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Cursor); both cover Claude Opus; overlapping topics (benchmark, claude).
Uber uses OpenAI / Shared entity: Claude Opus / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses OpenAI); both cover Claude Opus; picks up the Claude Opus thread on 2026-07-23.
Uber uses Cursor / Shared entity: Grok / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Uber uses Cursor); both cover Grok; picks up the Grok thread on 2026-07-17.