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The main blocker to using the API with an alternative frontend is the cost. Daily API usage can easily go above the $20/month subscription cost since output to
by gordonhart 2y ago
The main blocker to using the API with an alternative frontend is the cost.
Daily API usage can easily go above the $20/month subscription cost since output tokens are expensive and each new message reuses the whole message chain as input tokens. Especially true if you often upload images or documents.
- freehorse 2y agoThird party providers work through the APIs and thus do not have these issues. I use Kagi but there are many options out there for a price similar to the normal subscription, and plus you get a wider choice of models.