The Markdown
September 24, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI both cut prices on the same day, the day after Preston finished the AI budget; Preston wants to buy twice as much intelligence and Sundar notes they don't use half of it now; Hoot is sure there's a catch in the footnotes, but it's also faster; Preston has his first surplus; Sundar: 'It's not for your magazine cover.'
Starring Preston, Sundar, Dr. Hoot
Transcript
- Panel 1
- Sundar: Anthropic and OpenAI both cut prices. Same day. Up to half off.
- Preston: I finished the AI budget yesterday.
- Panel 2
- Preston: A sale. On intelligence. We buy twice as much.
- Sundar: We don't use half of it now.
- Panel 3
- Dr. Hoot: Cheaper and better? Well, there's always a catch. Usually a footnote.
- Sundar: I read it. It's also faster.
- Panel 4
- Preston: A surplus. Our first. You know what that means.
- Sundar: It's not for your magazine cover.
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