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▶ 2:55 · $SPCX · You Don't Need the Smartest AI Anymore
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Limitless Podcast

You Don't Need the Smartest AI Anymore

2026-07-16 · 5 company · 6 thematic
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“this new Gro 4.5 model it's built on XAI's or I guess SpaceX AIS. Their version 9 foundation model which is about 1.5 trillion parameters... It has $2 in, $6 out per million tokens generated. And it seems like it's incredibly efficient. Wh…”
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