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METR introduces a new metric to calculate exactly when AI agents become more expensive than humans

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METR introduces a new metric to calculate exactly when AI agents become more expensive than humans

The Decoder · Jul 27, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC

METR's new metric, the "expenditure horizon," puts a dollar figure on how cost-effective AI agents are at solving problems. Early results on the NanoGPT speedrun are underwhelming, the metric has blind spots, and the newest generation of models could change the picture.…