cost-effective
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According to Artificial Analysis, a company that tracks cost and performances of different AI models, China’s Seedance is currently the most cost-effective and high-quality option compared with U.S. competitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
And if the right conditions are in place, patients will get the right care at the right time in a way that is efficient and cost-effective.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
This approach is significantly more efficient and cost-effective than ex vivo therapy, which requires harvesting a patient’s cells, modifying them in a lab, and re-infusing them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lacaze said in an interview that the plant was unlikely to be as cost-effective as the company’s Malaysian operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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