Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22

2026-07-16 · 77 min · episode 22 · 33 entities

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://about.doordash.com/en-us/dot
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://partners.launch.co/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://labelbox.com/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://artificialanalysis.ai/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://z.ai/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://adaptionlabs.ai/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://resolve.ai/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://x.ai/news/grok-4-5
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://cerebras.ai/

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mentioned twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://twistartups.substack.com/
mentioned @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://substack.com/@calacanis
references twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned labelbox.com website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://labelbox.com/
mentioned artificialanalysis.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://artificialanalysis.ai/
mentioned z.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://z.ai/
mentioned ticker.thisweekinstartups.com website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
mentioned adaptionlabs.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://adaptionlabs.ai/
mentioned resolve.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://resolve.ai/
mentioned Grok 4 5 website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://x.ai/news/grok-4-5
mentioned cerebras.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://cerebras.ai/
references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
references labelbox.com website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://labelbox.com/
references artificialanalysis.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://artificialanalysis.ai/
references z.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://z.ai/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
references adaptionlabs.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://adaptionlabs.ai/
references resolve.ai website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://resolve.ai/
references Grok 4 5 website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://x.ai/news/grok-4-5
references cerebras.ai website

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://cerebras.ai/

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mentioned Jason Calacanis person

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mentioned En Us person

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://about.doordash.com/en-us/dot
references En Us person

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://about.doordash.com/en-us/dot

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mentioned Technology company

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mentioned partners.launch.co company

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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://partners.launch.co/
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Link in episode "Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 kick off Token Price Wars | E22": https://partners.launch.co/

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Episode description as stored

This Week In Startups is made possible by: PAYPAL OPEN Today’s show: The price of tokens keeps tumbling down, and it’s changing who controls AI. Grok 4.5 and GLM-5.2 landed within two weeks of one another, offering powerful alternatives at a fraction of frontier prices. But are SpaceXAI’s latest offering and open weight models truly ready to replace Opus, GPT-5.5, and Fable? Are enterprises finally ready to stop renting and start owning their intelligence? On TWiAI Episode 22, Jason and Lon welcome three top founders — Sara Hooker (Adaption Labs), Manu Sharma (Labelbox), and Spiros Xanthos (Resolve AI) — to break down the global AI price war, and what it means for the frontier labs and customers alike. Plus Denis Hassabis’ call for an AI Standards Body, Uber and Waymo duke it out over DC robotaxis, and is SpaceXAI really going to put data centers in orbit any time soon? Guests: Sara Hooker on X: https://x.com/sarahookr Adaption Labs: https://adaptionlabs.ai/ Manu Sharma on X: https://x.com/manuaero Labelbox: https://labelbox.com/ Spiros Xanthos on X: https://x.com/spirosx Resolve AI: https://resolve.ai/ Relevant Links Introducing Grok 4.5**:** https://x.ai/news/grok-4-5 GLM from Z.ai : https://z.ai Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: https://artificialanalysis.ai/ Demis Hassabis: “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age”: https://x.com/demishassabis/status/2076957440109625718 Cerebras: https://www.cerebras.ai/ Austin Allred post cited by Jason: https://x.com/Austen/status/2076745226387902925 TechCrunch coverage of DC autonomous driving bill: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/ubers-robotaxi-lobbying-effort-has-put-it-on-a-collision-course-with-waymo/ DoorDash: Meet Dot: https://about.doordash.com/en-us/dot TechCrunch coverage of orbital data center debate: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/sam-altmans-space-data-center-trash-talk-is-what-most-experts-already-believe Falcon 9 booster’s record 36th flight: https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/07/09/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-on-record-breaking-36th-flight/ Timestamps:0:00 A new generation of lower-cost models 4:10 Enterprises want their own intelligence stack 6:10 Frontier vs. open source: where does the value go? 10:03 Is enterprises destined to go small? 30:04 Self-improvement as the real fix 31:52 Should the AI industry regulate itself? 47:14 Uber vs. Waymo in DC 1:03:53 Can AI data centers in space really work? 1:14:47 You get a plug! Everyone gets a plug! Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe , Steve Huffman , Brian Chesky , Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie , Sophia Amoruso , Reid Hoffman , Frank Slootman , Billy McFarland Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com