It definitely puts it out of the range of every day users but a non-insignificant proportion of people who use it for ai have become multi-millionaires because of ai. So there's definitely no shortage of people who have no problem paying those high prices.

> but a non-insignificant proportion of people who use it for ai have become multi-millionaires because of ai

I can't even name one person who fits this mold, let alone a non-insignificant proportion of people. Who are you thinking of?

Citation needed.