**The Cost Gap in AI Intelligence**

**Meta's Muse Spark** and **Google's Gemini** cost about **$0.40** per AI task, versus **$2.34** for **Anthropic's Opus 5**. That is a **nearly 6x** gap in the cost of intelligence.

Meta and Google can monetize AI through **cloud, ads, and commerce**. That gives them more room to **price models aggressively** without relying entirely on **subscriptions**.

AI agents may choose the **cheapest model** that gets the job done, pressuring **premium models** to justify their pricing. More AI value could shift toward companies controlling **infrastructure and distribution**.

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