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    "key": "ai_token_cost",
    "title": "Cost of o1-Level Reasoning",
    "unit": "USD/M tokens",
    "category": "AI",
    "source": "Epoch AI benchmarks; provider list prices",
    "sourceUrl": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-benchmarking-dashboard",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
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    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/ai_token_cost.csv",
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    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to Epoch AI benchmarks; provider list prices. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
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      "year": 2025.98,
      "value": 1,
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    },
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      "label": "Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: $0.56"
    },
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      "label": "GPT-5.4 Nano: $0.46"
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      "year": 2026.58,
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      "label": "DeepSeek V4 Flash"
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