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New AI Model BDH-CQ Claims to Run 11 Times Cheaper Than a Leading OpenAI Model
Pathway scientists detailed a new AI model, BDH-CQ, built on a brain-inspired predecessor, in a preprint reporting sharply lower running costs than a leading OpenAI model.
A new artificial intelligence model has been designed to dramatically cut the cost of running AI requests using a novel approach to machine cognition, and its creators suggest nonverbal reasoning could be a step toward more human-like machine intelligence. Scientists at the AI company Pathway detailed the technical foundations of the model, called BDH-CQ, in a paper published Aug. 10 on the server arXiv.
The paper reports that BDH-CQ costs up to 11 times less to run than a leading OpenAI model. Because the study has been posted as a preprint rather than published in a peer-reviewed journal, and the cost comparison comes from Pathway's own paper, the claim has not yet been independently verified.
BDH-CQ builds on an earlier model called "Dragon Hatchling," which the same scientists created in 2025 to accurately simulate how neurons in the brain connect and strengthen during learning.
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