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Equation 13 · Part 9 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput

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m∗(x)=arg⁡max⁡m[pm(x)V(x)−Cm(x)−Hm(x)−Rm(x)],m^*(x)=\arg\max_m \left[p_m(x)V(x)-C_m(x)-H_m(x)-R_m(x)\right],
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What this part means

The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.

Its job in the formula

The equals sign connects the complete expression on the left with the complete expression on the right. Both sides must have compatible units.

The passage around this formula

For task features x , choose model and reasoning configuration m to maximize m∗(x)=arg⁡max⁡m[pm(x)V(x)−Cm(x)−Hm(x)−Rm(x)]m^*(x)=\arg\max_m \left[p_m(x)V(x)-C_m(x)-H_m(x)-R_m(x)\right]. where HmH_m is human supervision and RmR_m expected residual risk. The cheapest model can cost more if it creates repeated attempts or review. The strongest model can be wasteful on deterministic extraction.

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An equals sign says that the expression on its left and the expression on its right have the same value under the stated definitions and assumptions.

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