| ▲ | boredumb 4 hours ago | |
there are roughly three of them and they all use the same pricing model. I am also not in the position to build a frontier model company these days. | ||
| ▲ | olibhel an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
You could try: 1. Self hosting 2. Chinese models 3. Running it locally. Requires upfront cost and compromises on TPS. | ||
| ▲ | hn_throwaway_99 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
A per-token model roughly aligns with the providers' costs, and it is an objective measure, so it seems a reasonable way to charge. I see posts all the time on HN about which models from which providers offer the most bang-for-the-buck, and how to minimize token usage and still get optimal results, so it appears that competition is working. | ||
| ▲ | surgical_fire 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
There are more than 3. Hell, I use 3 different providers, and I currently don't give a dime to Anthropic or OpenAI. | ||