Ultramarine 1 Flash: A Model Built for Office Work, at 13 Cents a Task
Ultramarine 1 Flash scores 59.3 on its makers' own knowledge-work test at $0.13 a task, while Claude Fable 5 scores 57.8 at $8.19. The numbe...
Oct 17, 2026
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