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When a client fact-checks you with ChatGPT
The cross-profession trust crisis no vendor covers: what to do when a client second-guesses your work with an AI answer. A verification playbook built from real practitioner threads.
Read the guide →"They ran their return through ChatGPT and demanded changes that were flat out wrong."— a CPA on r/Accounting (541 upvotes, 2026)
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Full pricing table →Prices last verified July 10, 2026 · via OpenRouter
| Model | Provider | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $5 | $25 | 1M |
| GPT-5.6 (Sol) | OpenAI | $5 | $30 | 1.05M |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | $3.8 | $19 | 1M | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek | $0.09 | $0.18 | 128K |
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