@LinusEkenstam: cost keeps coming down, while intelligence keep going up.
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Tweet noting that AI costs keep falling while capabilities improve, citing Google DeepMind's release of Gemini 3.7 Flash with stronger coding, knowledge work, and web development performance.
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cost keeps coming down, while intelligence keep going up.
Google DeepMind (@GoogleDeepMind): Gemini 3.7 Flash is here.
It’s stronger for coding, knowledge work, and web development. 🧵
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