NanoGPT

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July 27, 2026
research

METR Proposes 'Expenditure Horizon' Metric to Price AI Agents Against Human Labor

Research organization METR has introduced the 'expenditure horizon,' a metric that pinpoints the exact budget at which an AI agent becomes cheaper than a human at solving the same problem. Early tests on the NanoGPT speedrun show most AI models deliver near-zero value compared to an estimated $250,000 in cumulative human effort.