# Open-source model token use grows 22.5x while its price falls to $0.13 per million

> Original title: Open-source is winning work by getting cheap faster than it gains volume:

- Source: Rohan Paul
- Published: 2026-11-05T10:55:20.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/uhlyrae0rbi996299l28vzh7i
- Original: https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2118296096892240379

## Summary

Menlo Ventures reports that open-source models' token use grew 22.5x, while their price fell to $0.13 per million, about 5x below closed models' $0.70. Open-source's share of spending slipped from 6% to 4% as a result.

## Post

Open-source is winning work by getting cheap faster than it gains volume: 

its token use grew 22.5x, but its price fell to $0.13 per million, about 5x below closed models’ $0.70, so its share of spending actually slipped from 6% to 4%.

Menlo Ventures Report

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