But… imagine that same scientific research but you have an unlimited budget. I’d imagine that helps.

Some of the comments here mention their monthly spend, and it’s eye watering.

It would be "unlimited budget" if they were a monopoly, but they're in a bidding war with three other "unlimited" budget AI companies, over a resource no one expected to be scarce. There's simply not enough supply to meet demand, no matter how much money you have