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What Frontier Labs Ask For, Counted and Read Closely
On October 2, 2026, the jobs board counted 1,837 open technical roles at 49 labs. Here is what research and applied postings mention most, then fifteen postings read in the labs' own words.12 min readfrontier lab careersmember of technical staffUpdated
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Cost per Solved Task: Break-Even Pass Rates, pass@k and Routing
A cheaper model can raise what each solved task costs. Derive cost per solved task as cost per attempt over pass rate, find the break-even pass rate, and route between models.8 min readinference-costagent-evaluation
Measure Coding-Agent Uplift Honestly: Case Mix and Simpson's Paradox
A coding agent can look faster overall while being slower on every kind of task. Count the whole task, hold the case mix fixed, and see how Simpson's paradox produces a false speedup.8 min readagent-evaluationcoding-agents
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What an Agent Loop Costs: Quadratic Resend, Cache Reads and Cost per Solved Task
Every call in an agent loop resends the whole context, so input grows with the square of the calls. Derive the cost with caching, price the solved task with an interval, with Claude Code as the worked instance.10 min readclaude-codeinference-cost
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