Insights on AI costs, margin tracking, and building profitable AI-powered products.
Eight Chinese AI models match or beat Western flagship benchmarks. We calculated normalized savings using AAII benchmark data — real savings range from 8x to 57x depending on the swap.
We ranked 272 AI models by intelligence per dollar. The best value models deliver flagship-level benchmark scores — and after adjusting for token efficiency, real savings range from 13x to 50x.
A line-by-line cost breakdown of building MarginDash — 352 files, 23,476 lines of code, 422 commits — using Claude Code over several weeks.