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I find $200/month for the pro/max subscriptions cost prohibivitve, but as a software enginere $20/month is just lunch. And with a Claude or GPT $20 Subscriptio
by AntiUSAbah 6mo ago
I find $200/month for the pro/max subscriptions cost prohibivitve, but as a software enginere $20/month is just lunch.
And with a Claude or GPT $20 Subscription, i can do other fun things too like using it for real things (emails) or image generation.
A Mac Studio or AMD395 is neither of it. And its not just a basic setup either. I need to buy it, configure it, put it somewhere. That alone is a grand and more + a whole weekend.
- cyanydeez 6mo agoYou need to factor in the constant value proposition that cloud providers will absolutely drive you to in the next 2 years; even if you're not an AI hater, you should listen to ed zitron's description of the value props these clouds require to make a profit for their VC backers. This means oyu may be opinionated today on something you will not have tomorrow, 6 months, a year. All that work flow you salivate over can be ripped away. If you're fine with that, and you've "escaped the permanent underclass" congrats, this opinion is not for you.
- AntiUSAbah 6mo agoI will be able to setup when necessary but until then, your proposed hardware is still very expensive and cost prohibitive to a lot of people. And at least in germany, running it yourself with free hardware costs me also 20 $. I'm happily playing around and using open source models, i do not mind at all. Btw. Open Router also hosts/provides open source models. That might be the better suggestion to the avg reader/user.