@DeRonin_: everyone thinks you can point an LLM at prediction markets and "print money" i tested it on Limitless that's not what h…
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Testing 7 frontier models on live prediction markets found only 2 made money; a forecaster tool built on the Limitless API flags markets where models have a real edge.
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everyone thinks you can point an LLM at prediction markets and “print money”
i tested it on Limitless
that’s not what happens
recent benchmark: 7 frontier models on live markets
only 2 made money
the rest lost while reporting high confidence
so the edge isn’t “let AI trade”
the edge is knowing WHERE the model is actually sharp
here’s the forecaster i built on the Limitless API:
[ how it works ]
- pulls live markets via the Limitless API
- runs each through an LLM with a research step (news, prices, context)
- forces a probability, not a vibe
- compares the model’s number vs the real market odds
- only flags markets where the gap is real AND the reasoning holds
the useful part:
it filters out the markets where the model is just loud and confident
which is most of them
what’s left is a short list where the model might actually have an edge
every piece is replicable
repo + full breakdown drops in the next post
still early financial risk is real this is research, not advice
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