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From: "russell@unturf.com" <russell@unturf.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:01 -0400
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$0.10/1k-q overstated the qwen-27B case. Honest range: ~$0.07-0.16 per
1,000 queries of GPU electricity — hermes-8B $0.07-0.09 (under a dime),
qwen-27B $0.12-0.16 (over a dime; claim_lattice dearer than quote from
more prefilled context). Fixes the §5.4 'either rig' claim.
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 docs/energy-cogs-benchmark.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/energy-cogs-benchmark.md b/docs/energy-cogs-benchmark.md
index 6c05080..b270adc 100644
--- a/docs/energy-cogs-benchmark.md
+++ b/docs/energy-cogs-benchmark.md
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ contaminated window integral:
 
 Hermes substrate ≈ **half** qwen's per-query GPU energy — but that is the
 four-way confound (§2), dominated by 8 B vs 27 B. A grounded answer costs
-**< $0.10 / 1,000 queries** of GPU electricity on either rig.
+**~$0.07–0.16 per 1,000 queries** of GPU electricity — hermes-8B
+$0.07–0.09, qwen-27B $0.12–0.16 (claim_lattice dearer than quote, more
+context prefilled).
 
 ### 5.5 Quality delta (value side) — does the substrate earn its cost?