token cost
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October 11, 2026
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Vals AI: Agent teams cost 1.8x–5.1x more than solo agents, with one significant gain in four tests
Vals AI tested GPT-6 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 on Vibe Code Bench as solo agents and as teams. Teams cost 1.8x to 5.1x more, and only one of four comparisons showed a statistically significant improvement. Anthropic's own scaling data and comments from OpenAI's Noam Brown point the same way: more agents mostly buy speed, not quality.