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Too bad api use is like 100x more expensive than subscriptions for the big 3.
by amazingamazing 5mo ago
Too bad api use is like 100x more expensive than subscriptions for the big 3.
- willis936 5mo agoChatbot windows are a waste of time compared to API tools when trying to make stuff. Subscribing to a vendor locks you in to sudden price swings that the big 3 are happy to do. The market needs lubrication for competition and provider routers offer that.
- anon7000 5mo agoI think subscriptions are not going to last for serious users. Great to use them while we can, but AI does not fit the “power user subsidizes free/cheap users” model, nor the “support tens of thousands of customers from a small number of cheap servers” model. Everyone is a power user, and everything is computationally expensive.
- cesarvarela 5mo agoI think the trick is to limit programmatic usage as Anthropic did. This way, power users' usage is uneven, allowing the model you describe.