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Anthropic is renting GPUs from xAI's Colossus cluster for inference as token consumption grows exponentially, highlighting a token shortage that is driving up costs and pressuring AI companies' margins.
A developer shares their experience with AI inference costs after switching from subsidized OpenAI Codex to OpenRouter, prompting a discussion about the sustainability of current LLM pricing models and the potential shift towards open-source self-hosting.
This article provides a comprehensive 2026 guide to free and low-cost large language models, comparing domestic (China) and international options.