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934287c4b4ca222d$600grade D, evidence tier 72026-08-152026-09-067company_statedmanualapproved2026-09-10T04:22:20.111628Z20095ba572ac7ebsource page
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  • 934287c4b4ca222d By mid-August, the median researcher was integrating agents daily into their work, using more than $600 per day of inference at API prices.