the intelligence–cost landscape
more intelligence.
less spend.
snapshot · 15 oct 2026
published gpt and claude effort levels. find the point where capability earns its cost.
intelligence index v4.3.2 · usd per task
69published variants
66plottable results
14on this frontier
$0.0045lowest task cost
the efficient edge
higher is smarter. further left is cheaper.
how to read the edge
nothing better.
for less.
a point is on the frontier when no other selected variant is at least as intelligent and at least as cheap, with one strict improvement. equal results share a place.
the complete dataset 69 variants · source links included
| model / effort | intelligence ↑ | cost / task ↓ | selected frontier | source |
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