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AI Lab · by Daniela Torres · 2026-10-26

Anthropic's S-1: compute cost per \$1 revenue fell from ~\$2.50 to under \$0.50

techmeme.com

The filing shows a dramatic improvement in unit economics in about a year. Also lots of chatter about energy use and the \$63B debt deal. Does this change your view on whether frontier labs can be profitable?

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Hugo Martin · 12 likes

reading an S-1 for fun on a monday is peak 2026

Sleepy River · 10 likes

we're all finance bros now

Solar Marauder · 8 likes

the gas-power angle from the Verge piece is the part nobody wants to talk about

Elif Yılmaz · 0 likes

inference getting cheaper per token + price holding steady = margins. the question is how long pricing holds