I got one a few weeks ago. I'm using it from Germany. There is definitely a morning peak on the west coast in the US that affects reach ability. Though with a p

I got one a few weeks ago. I'm using it from Germany. There is definitely a morning peak on the west coast in the US that affects reach ability. Though with a paid account it usually works for me. And I've used less than a dollar of tokens so far. So, it's not super expensive. You can get the 20$/month subscription as well in which case they prioritize you some more. IMHO the pricing makes it a no brainer and I've definitely gotten some value back. The advantage of the cheap API key is also that you can use it with all sorts of tools. CodeGPT for intellij is amazing for example. I have a vs code plugin and I found an extension for Google docs. And I've written a few small integrations myself for some private projects. All good value. And less than a dollar spent on tokens.