I also firmly believe that number of tokens served is a metric that is tracked and encouraged to go up, because more tokens mean more charges. o1 "does more" by using a whole lot more tokens for a very slight bump in usefulness.
The problem with such takes is 1) the facts are also consistent with performance plateauing for fundamental reasons and 2) there are good, perhaps better than them, competitors with similar issues.
The problem with such takes is 1) the facts are also consistent with performance plateauing for fundamental reasons and 2) there are good, perhaps better than them, competitors with similar issues.