LLM inference prices have fallen rapidly but unequally across tasks

An Epoch AI data insight showing that LLM inference prices have fallen rapidly but unequally across tasks. Both papers cite it, with Emberson and Roodman, in Fig. 3d on the falling price of fixed capabilities. Cheaper capability matters because the argument needs these trends to continue until an agent can earn more than it costs to run.

Cited in

both papers (Flagship: Fig. 3; Companion Fig. 3)

Used for

Fig. 3d; trophic independence

Strand

Frontier AI capabilities · Capability trends & benchmarks

Cite

@misc{cottier2025llm,
  title = {LLM inference prices have fallen rapidly but unequally across tasks},
  author = {Ben Cottier and Ben Snodin and David Owen and Tom Adamczewski},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Epoch AI Data Insight},
  url = {https://epoch.ai/data-insights/llm-inference-price-trends},
}