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> that is growing It seems like user numbers are stagnating, and the ad play isn't working out so far. Where is the revenue growth coming from? I don't think A
by InsideOutSanta 2mo ago
> that is growing
It seems like user numbers are stagnating, and the ad play isn't working out so far. Where is the revenue growth coming from? I don't think API can be the answer, because API has absolutely no switching costs.
> The obvious way to recoup spend is to grow, rugpull by cranking up costs 6x
Presumably, that was the plan, but I don't see how that can possibly work with how quickly the Chinese models caught up.
- dubeye 2mo agorevenue is probably the better indicator of whether revenue is growing or not
- InsideOutSanta 2mo agoThese companies don't disclose revenue.
- xethos 2mo ago> API has absolutely no switching costs. Were that true, many embedded maps would have switched to OSM instead of Google Maps after Google massively increased costs. Adding your business to OSM is free, and API costs would fall pretty dramatically
- InsideOutSanta 2mo agoI'm talking about inference APIs.