# Bad Influence story: Together AI argues token efficiency should top model evaluation criteria

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 16:09. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/b7555705-7bed-481c-8a8c-b1af069849a2

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Latest update (11-09 16:09): Together AI argues token efficiency should top model evaluation criteria

Overview: 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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1. 11-09 16:09 · Together AI · [Together AI argues token efficiency should top model evaluation criteria](https://badinfluence.news/items/zx4w9z5k0yrnbmqc8bphvcwi3)
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