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> The thing we are all finding now (software devs) is that AI is great but boy is it pricey if we want anything useful … What? A $200/month subscription to Cl

> The thing we are all finding now (software devs) is that AI is great but boy is it pricey if we want anything useful … What? A $200/month subscription to Claude, $100/month at OpenAI, and $25/month with Gemini should get you more than you could possibly use? Unless you really want to take a hands-off approach, in which case DeepSeek is pennies on the dollar... It's still very cheap, is what I'm saying. Am I missing something?

lionkor 4mo ago
Your opinion on code quality doesn't match ours (people who agree)
- A_D_E_P_T 4mo ago
  But how does spending more get you better code? Whether you pay API prices or $100-200/month prices, the output seems comparable? Besides, quality has a lot to do with the person using it & reviewing/editing the code.
dgellow 4mo ago
Corporation are supposed to pay API prices
lifeisstillgood 4mo ago
I think the recent study was that 200 Claude subscription burnt through on average 8000 worth of datacenter and GPU. There is a reason OpenAPI and all are losing a fortune - they are chucking H100s at anyone who types in a query or subscribed to GitHub. It’s a totally unsustainable business model - price things at cost and we will find value in these services - but I won’t pay a fortune for a search result. Even a better search result. In this case - let the market decide