From prose to video: the economics of AI output formats

A response to Andrej Karpathy's output-format thesis: when richer AI artifacts are worth their higher generation, rendering and verification costs.

Last updated 2026-10-02. Model pricing is refreshed twice daily.

Overview

A response to Andrej Karpathy's output-format thesis: when richer AI artifacts are worth their higher generation, rendering and verification costs.

Current API prices for GPT-6 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.7 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Worked costs for controlled prose, diagrams, interactive HTML and a three-minute explainer video
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