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I think the references to this being a “tool” that you can “self-host if you want” are a little disingenuous, especially after seeing that the linked GitHub pro
by foundry27 3y ago
I think the references to this being a “tool” that you can “self-host if you want” are a little disingenuous, especially after seeing that the linked GitHub project doesn’t mention the fact that it’s just a thin wrapper client making requests to a remote server until you’re halfway through the README. The product might be great, but introducing it to the community in this way doesn’t foster much trust in your company from the perspective of a potential customer.
The only reference I can find to this being a self-hosted model is a blurb in the GitHub README saying “If you'd like to self-host this in your own cloud, email us”. Sure, I can email my OpenAI/Microsoft rep and self-host GPT-4 in my own cloud for enough money too, but that doesn’t change the fact that the primary business model is SaaS. Just be up-front about this fact in community posts, rather than obfuscating it. Your website does a great job with that.
- ycmg 3y agoWe're offering the API for free, and have the playground available for anyone to use as well. As for self-hosting, we haven't quite decided on the business model, and were trying to gauge interest. For now, we're happy to offer free self-hosting for the first few people, but may charge eventually. Our intention wasn't to obfuscate this, so thanks for the feedback. We'll try making that more apparent.