OpenAI’s New Move

What we’ll cover today:

🤑 OpenAI cuts prices in half (but there's a catch)

🔐 Ex-YC Prez launches $100K fund for Safe AI

🥊 Chatbot Arena becomes a company — here’s what’s changing

🛠️ Gemini 2.5 Flash lets you toggle AI thinking like a switch

OpenAI Goes Half-Price With ‘Flex Mode’ – But There’s a Catch

OpenAI (the ChatGPT people) launched “Flex processing” — a slower but cheaper way to use their AI models, o3 and o4-mini.

🚨 Breaking News
Flex lets users save 50% on API costs, but it runs slower and sometimes might not be available. Trade-off central.

⚡ Wire Simplified

• Flex = 50% off if you’re okay with slower replies and random delays.

• Great for non-urgent stuff like testing, research, or data crunching.

• o3 model drops to $5 input, $20 output per million tokens (vs. $10/$40).

• o4-mini becomes dirt cheap: $0.55 input, $2.20 output.

• Also, OpenAI’s adding ID checks for some users to stop misuse.

✔️ Straight to the Point
OpenAI’s Flex mode makes AI way more affordable—but you’ll need to be patient. Great move for devs, annoying for real-time users.

Ex-YC Prez Bets Big on 'Safe AI' With New Startup Fund

Geoff Ralston, ex-president of Y Combinator, launched SAIF — a fund investing $100K in startups making AI safer and more ethical.

🚨 Breaking News
SAIF backs early AI safety startups and gives them YC-style mentorship. It's a “safe” fund — literally and figuratively.

⚡ Wire Simplified

• SAIF = Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund (yup, pun intended).

• $100K per startup via SAFE agreements, capped at $10M valuation.

• Focus: AI safety, IP protection, misinformation tools, and ethical governance.

• Ralston also offers coaching, YC application tips, and weekly office hours.

• Think of it like YC-lite… but only for “good” AI.

✔️ Straight to the Point
SAIF is Ralston’s bet that startups solving AI risks are the future—and they might make money while saving humanity too.

Chatbot Arena Evolves Into LMArena — Goes Pro Mode

UC Berkeley’s viral AI model-testing site, Chatbot Arena, is now a real company: Arena Intelligence Inc., branded as LMArena.

🚨 Breaking News
LMArena will stay neutral but now plans upgrades, new features, and maybe even charges for model testing. Big moves ahead.

⚡ Wire Simplified

• Born at UC Berkeley, now a legit company run by its original researchers.

• One million+ users compare AI models head-to-head—like a rap battle but for bots.

• New site beta.lmarena.ai is faster and mobile-friendly.

• Still no business model, but may charge AI companies to test models.

• Community trust and neutrality stay top priority (no brand favoritism).

✔️ Straight to the Point
LMArena is leveling up from a nerdy side project to a real business—just hoping it keeps its honest, no-bias roots.

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