I spent $800 in a few hours when my sub maxed out because I was trying to get something done and had a long car ride to let it churn.

Their api pricing is absurdly expensive.

> Their api pricing is absurdly expensive.

I assume at this point that it subsidizes subscriptions.

timClicks 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Subscriptions are a mechanism to attract developers, who then advocate that their company should use the API.

qingcharles 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Massively subsidized. As soon as my Claude switches from subscription to overage I have to tap out quickly.

	▲	skohan 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is a big part of the reason I went local-only. Subscription limits are horrible for having a decent workflow.

yes, it absolutely does.

I've gotten more work done on a second chatgpt pro $100/mo subscription than I did with ~$150 of paying for usage through the app.

paxys 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because API pricing is for corporations and subscriptions are for consumers.

I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying.

	▲	oblio 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		FOMO. This won't last forever.

wmf 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on?

	▲	kelvinjps10 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes