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90% AS GOOD. 10% OF THE PRICE.

By Zimbo · October 26, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a tiny scrappy robot with a 10¢ mug and a giant gleaming robot with a $10 mug sit side by side at a desk, both laptops showing 'Summarizing email...', under the headline '90% AS GOOD. 10% OF THE PRICE.'
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told investors open-weight models now deliver 90% of frontier performance at 10% of the cost.Zimbo for AI News Page

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