You're seriously suggesting that setting up opencode or tweaking your claude code config or etc is too much trouble to be worth saving $50 /mo? That's absurd. Doubly so when the audience in question is already using LLMs so ... just ask your existing LLM for help if it seems daunting.

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Schiendelman 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm not just suggesting that, I'm trying to be crystal clear: it's a gap that probably cuts TAM by 95% or more. Most LLM users are not software engineers. Even those that are don't care enough to muck with their settings to try out a model. Keep in mind I'm not answering the question "Is this hard to install?" - I'm answering the question "Why aren't people talking about this?"

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donohoe 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I would broadly agree with this (based on years of dealing directly with user-facing UX and setup steps). Small hurdles, even easy ones, create larger barriers to adoption then you’d think.

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fc417fc802 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Doesn't pass the sniff test. Casuals messing around already go to far more trouble to set up openclaw or comfyui or what have you.

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Schiendelman 6 hours ago | parent [-]

What percentage of "casuals"? ;)

	▲	neonstatic 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"Casuals" just use the web interface from the provider, which Z.ai also has

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ramraj07 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Thats not absurd. Do you know what software engineers make? Do you know what a Starbucks coffee costs? 50 bucks is nothing for someone in that life.