How Amazon weaned Alexa off Anthropic's pricey models to slash AI costs

Amazon says Alexa+ is working to reduce reliance on Anthropic’s Claude models to lower AI inference costs, alongside efforts to use GPUs more efficiently. The changes are aimed at making Alexa+ cheaper to run, supporting margin/cost control rather than immediate demand upside.

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Amazon says Alexa+ is working to reduce reliance on Anthropic’s Claude models to lower AI inference costs, alongside efforts to use GPUs more efficiently. The changes are aimed at making Alexa+ cheaper to run, supporting margin/cost control rather than immediate demand upside.