Is This the Cheapest Way to Use AI in 2026? (65+ Models Tested) | Iskander Malikov, Trioma

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What if you didn't have to choose between ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and instead, the platform chose for you? That's the core idea behind Trioma, a vertically integrated AI ecosystem built by Iskander and his team in the UAE. Craig Smith sits down with Iskander Malikov, Co-founder & CEO of Trioma, to unpack how Trioma's orchestration engine routes prompts across 65 models, why token price is a misleading metric, and how their GPU network lets users participate in AI infrastructure build-out to offset their own compute costs. The conversation goes deep on the economics of AI subscriptions, the coming collapse of traditional SaaS, and why Trioma believes AI should be sovereign, accessible,…