{"slug": "metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more", "title": "METR introduces a new metric to calculate exactly when AI agents become more expensive than humans", "summary": "METR introduced a new metric called the 'expenditure horizon' to quantify when AI agents become more cost-effective than humans, but early results on the NanoGPT speedrun are underwhelming and the metric has blind spots.", "body_md": "METR's new metric, the \"expenditure horizon,\" puts a dollar figure on how cost-effective AI agents are at solving problems. Early results on the NanoGPT speedrun are underwhelming, the metric has blind spots, and the newest generation of models could change the picture.\n\nThe article [METR introduces a new metric to calculate exactly when AI agents become more expensive than humans](https://the-decoder.com/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more-expensive-than-humans/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more-expensive-than-humans/", "published_at": "2026-07-27 12:28:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-27 12:55:11.396790+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-research"], "entities": ["METR", "NanoGPT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/metr-introduces-a-new-metric-to-calculate-exactly-when-ai-agents-become-more.jsonld"}}