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So I am talking about allowing users to bring their own keys. Business model like Typemind.

• dtagames 2y ago
  Allowing a user to bring their own key to a backing LLM over-complicates the product for the developer. Now, instead of managing your account with them, they also have to manage your account with the LLM provider, and they will be restricted by the limits of that account. They can't take advantage of any economy of scale by using their own keys and accounts. It's a huge mess and security nightmare to hold keys for other users and usually not worth it, unless that itself is your business.
• talldayo 2y ago
  You could try that, but I think 99% of SaaS owners would rather have 10 monthly subscriptions than 100 lifetime key owners. There isn't a huge incentive to split out your product into it's constituent parts when you can market the whole thing and charge full price. This doesn't just extend to AI, most API-based interfaces don't offer you a choice between your provider.
  • hitsy00 2y ago
    True. But my logic was that in an environment where SAAS is going hyperbole towards 0, this would be a great way to set ourselves apart. Oir product is definitely better than most of our competitors. But this could be a way to sink the costs entirely and set ourselves apart from our competitors.