remote sensing
2 published articles
LLMs & Models3 min read
Remote Sensing AI
Smarter tokens just cut satellite AI costs by threefold without losing accuracy
Ai4earth's OlmoEarth v1.1 cuts compute costs by up to 3x over v1 for satellite image analysis, using a smarter token merging technique that maintains performance. The updated models enable cheaper planet-scale map refreshes for partner organizations.
2026-07-13
AI2 min read
Artificial Intelligence
Ai2 cuts satellite imagery AI costs by 3x with a smarter token trick
Ai2's OlmoEarth v1.1 reduces compute costs by up to 3x compared to v1, enabling cheaper large-scale map refreshes. The key innovation is merging resolution-based tokens for Sentinel-2 imagery, cutting token counts by a factor of three while preserving performance through modified pre-training.
2026-07-05