The AI Arms Race Has Begun
The year of AI agents has arrived.
AI isn’t just smarter—it’s cheaper and faster. You used to need a $200/month AI for deep, accurate work. Now, a $20/month competitor, like Gemini Advanced, is giving it a run for its money.
The sleeping giant that is Google woke up.
Cheap AI, Better Results
Recently, I needed to cross-check two long documents for accuracy. The $20/month ChatGPT struggled for over an hour and got nothing. Not bad results. Nothing.
I upgraded to the $200/month version. It broke the task into sub-parts, used advanced reasoning, and nailed it in five minutes. Human effort? That would’ve taken 2–6 hours.
It was an easy choice—until I met Gemini.
Google’s Deep Research AI
Gemini Advanced with Deep Research combines critical thinking with web search for $20/month.
Inspired by a podcast, I asked it, “What banks in the USA are at most risk of a liquidity crisis?” Seven minutes later, it gave me a detailed answer backed by 247 sources.
Then, I asked how I could minimize my taxes if I moved to Italy for a few years. Five minutes, 67 sources, four strategies, and a Plan A and B.
That level of output for $20/month?
Ten days after upgrading my ChatGPT subscription, I canceled it.
I’m considering *gasp* canceling Perplexity.
The AI Revolution Is Just Starting
AI is advancing fast, and the cost is dropping. What used to be a competitive advantage is now table stakes.
Ask yourself: What tasks are you holding onto that AI could handle better? What expertise did you pay to learn that no longer sets you apart?
And this is just the beginning.
Copilot is a disaster, but Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude are excellent. xAI’s Grok is entering the arena, backed by 100,000+ NVIDIA GPUs and a firehose of Twitter (X) data.
Three years ago, we had two options: ChatGPT and Claude. Now, there are five, and they’re all way smarter than before.
Happy new year.
