Together AI argues token efficiency should top model evaluation criteria
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Together AI says comparing AI models by price sheet misses half the cost picture, and that token efficiency belongs at the top of evaluation criteria.
The claim was made at Open by Design NYC by NVIDIA's Jacob Loewenstein, in a discussion that also included Reflection's Zach Wentz and Together AI's Hassan El Mghari. The report, posted on X by Together AI, gives no figures or test results behind the argument.
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Together AI@togethercomputeOfficialTogether AI argues token efficiency should top model evaluation criteriaAITogether AI says comparing models by price sheet misses half the cost math, and that token efficiency belongs at the top of evaluation criteria. NVIDIA's Jacob Loewenstein made the case at Open by Design NYC, a discussion that also included Reflection's Zach Wentz and Together AI's Hassan El Mghari.

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