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		declaredapple on March 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Claude 3 model family I'm more curious about the input/output token discrepancy Their pricing suggests that either output tokens are more expensive for some technical reason, or they're trying to encourage a specific type of usage pattern, etc.

brookst on March 4, 2024 [–]

Or that market research showed a higher price for input tokens would drive customers away, while a lower price for output tokens would leave money on the table.

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