At Databricks, AI coding token spend is growing exponentially.
- The "efficiency frontier" matters. On Databricks Coding Bench, GLM 5.2, Opus 4.8, and GPT 5.6-Sol sit on that frontier: the best quality per dollar.
- We see cost regressions when comparing Opus 5.0 to 4.8. Newer model doesn't always mean more efficient.
- Hard budgets are the wrong primitive. Your biggest AI spenders may also be your most AI-leveraged engineers.
- There is no best model for every task. Routing, harnesses, evals, and the right mix of open and proprietary models can radically change the economics.
We're investing heavily in all 4, both for ourselves and for our customers.