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"Paying for Speed": What the Fast Lane Costs (Multiple of List)
"Paying for Speed": What the Fast Lane Costs (Multiple of List)#
Fast lanes generally cost double for roughly double the speed at the same intelligence; token pricing has split into intelligence, speed and time-of-day dimensions.Draft, pending review
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The fast lane's price as a multiple of the standard price for the same model. Only OpenAI publishes the speed gain (2x to 2.5x speed at 2x price, same intelligence).
Source: Published model pricing and the Artificial Analysis index; FinSight compilation · Updated 2026-09-04
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