# Olympiad-Level Reasoning Fell From Eighty Thousand Dollars to Ten by Emad Mostaque > "When o3, the first reasoning model, came out, it was the first model to get the gold medal in the International Math Olympiad. To do that cost $80,000. Today you can do it for $10 with the latest model." > **— Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [27:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=1656s) — Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “When o3, the first reasoning model, came out, it was the first model to get the gold medal in the International Math Olympiad. To do that cost $80,000. Today you can do it for $10 with the latest model.” - **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/AI Distribution|AI Distribution]] - [[wiki/AI Price-Performance|AI Price-Performance]] - [[wiki/AI Access|AI Access]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "When o3, the first reasoning model, came out, it was the first model to get the gold medal in the International Math Olympiad. To do that cost $80,000. Today you can do it for $10 with the latest model." — Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mostaque-olympiad-level-reasoning-fell-eighty-thousand-dollars ```