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According to industry expert Kaiu, the costs associated with leading models like GPT-4 have shown dramatic decreases since their introduction. Launched in May 2023 at a price of $75 per million tokens, the current pricing is reported to be only $440. Simultaneously, advancements in technology—such as the introduction of smaller, faster models—reflect a trend where costs are expected to decrease approximately tenfold each year. This phenomenon can be attributed to several factors, including reduced GPU expenses and enhanced performance efficiencies with modern models.