The LLM Price-Intelligence Paradox: Why Smarter Models Are Costing You More Than Ever
The sticker price is a lie. Sonnet 4.6 can outspend Opus 4.6. Gemini 3.1 Pro hides 5x token bloat. A PhD-level deep dive into LLM pricing, benchmarks, throughput, token consumption, prompt caching, and real effective cost per task across 9 models.

