# $USDC Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-09-04 02:10 UTC > **Asset:** $USDC > **Momentum Status:** Fading Quickly > **Timestamp:** 2026-09-04 02:10 UTC (2026-09-04T02:10:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-04-02-10/crypto/USDC > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-09-04-02-10/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 9 - **Likes:** 0 - **Retweets:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 0, Retweets: 0, Likes: 0, Impressions: 9 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @stevenheidel > **Author:** [@stevenheidel](https://x.com/stevenheidel) > **Metrics:** 345 likes · 19 retweets · 14 comments · 13.6K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/stevenheidel/status/2095661538795487513](https://x.com/stevenheidel/status/2095661538795487513) > **Visual Context:** The image displays two charts analyzing AI token costs: the top chart compares "Input tokens vs Output tokens per Intelligence Index Task" across models like GPT-5, Grok 4, Gemini 2.5, and Claude Sonnet 4.5, while the bottom chart shows "Output Tokens Used to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index," demonstrating that per-token pricing misleads cost comparisons—Astra appears cheaper per task despite higher per-token costs, as models like Claude 4.5 use far fewer tokens per task. > > "token pricing is effectively meaningless now. 3.8 flash looks 13x cheaper when measured per token, but Astra is cheaper per task since it's far more efficient. measure your costs per task, not per token." --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@0xYi666` (https://x.com/0xYi666)