The Great AI Price War: OpenAI, Anthropic and Xiaomi Slash Costs as the Frontier Gets Cheaper

The AI industry's latest arms race isn't about who has the smartest model—it's about who can sell intelligence cheapest. OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna on Tuesday, cutting prices 50% for top business customers compared to previous iterations. Anthropic followed with a cheaper Claude model ahead of its blockbuster IPO, while Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi open-sourced MiMo-V2.6, claiming the highest-ranked open-weight model on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence...