GPT-5.4 and the model avalanche

OpenAI released GPT-5.4 on March 5 — 1 million token context, 33% fewer factual errors, API pricing at $2.50 per million input tokens. In the same week: Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 (9B parameters matching models 13x its size), Lightricks' LTX 2.3 (open-source 4K video at 50fps with synchronized audio), Helios (real-time video generation on a single GPU). Twelve-plus models in a single week. Apple's reimagined AI Siri due this month. *The gap: the model releases are processing faster than any organ can me ...