Did anyone expect the price to go down? The point of new models is to raise prices

The long-term pitch of these AI companies is that the AI will essentially replace workers for low cost.

If the models don't get to a higher level of 'intelligence' and still struggle with certain basic tasks at the SOTA while also getting more expensive, then the pitch is misleading and unlikely to happen.

So yes, I expect the price to go down.

I thought it would be to get better, to stay competitive with the competitors and free models.