Not really, you have to fiddle with generating api keys and setting environment variables. Meanwhile with Anthropic it will just start charging you API prices for the tokens you are generating without even a single warning.

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enraged_camel 4 hours ago | parent [-]

>> Not really, you have to fiddle with generating api keys and setting environment variables.

That's 5-15 minutes of work at most. Not exactly the type of lock-in the parent is implying.

	▲	charcircuit 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The user could have always done that regardless of if the user has the option to be charged API rates on or off.