# Good-Enough Models Can Run One Hundred Times Faster and Cheaper by Emad Mostaque > "While you need frontier models to be close to capability, you don’t want [to etch them]. The moment you have a good-enough model, then you do want that, because it costs a fraction of the price and it’s 100 times faster, a hundred times cheaper. When you use a model that goes at 1,000 words a second versus 50, it’s night and day. [AI output] is instantaneous, and you’re like: well, I’m the slow one. The latest MiniMax H3 model is eight seconds now to generate a 15-second clip. As a human, I need 15 seconds to see this, and then I’ll need more time." > **— Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [33:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=2005s) — Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “While you need frontier models to be close to capability, you don’t want [to etch them]. The moment you have a good-enough model, then you do want that, because it costs a fraction of the price and it’s 100 times faster, a hundred times cheaper. When you use a model that goes at 1,000 words a second versus 50, it’s night and day. [AI output] is instantaneous, and you’re like: well, I’m the slow one. The latest MiniMax H3 model is eight seconds now to generate a 15-second clip. As a human, I need 15 seconds to see this, and then I’ll need more time.” - **Editorial status:** The poster preserves the source-faithful object, including visible bracketed repairs and omissions where present. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit|AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit]] preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/Compute Scarcity|Compute Scarcity]] - [[wiki/AI Distribution|AI Distribution]] - [[wiki/AI Price-Performance|AI Price-Performance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "While you need frontier models to be close to capability, you don’t want [to etch them]. The moment you have a good-enough model, then you do want that, because it costs a fraction of the price and it’s 100 times faster, a hundred times cheaper. When you use a model that goes at 1,000 words a second versus 50, it’s night and day. [AI output] is instantaneous, and you’re like: well, I’m the slow one. The latest MiniMax H3 model is eight seconds now to generate a 15-second clip. As a human, I need 15 seconds to see this, and then I’ll need more time." — Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mostaque-good-enough-models-can-run-one-hundred ```