antirez and mitsuhiko debate what API pricing really measures

antirez argues that hypothetical API costs are like Monopoly money and only consumed joules reflect real cost, while mitsuhiko counters that API pricing still serves as a strong industry anchor that many companies actually pay against.

2026-09-19 ~ 2026-09-19 · 2 related posts

• antirez: API pricing is Monopoly money — the only real metric is joules, and we can't see them — mitsuhiko · 2026-09-19
• mitsuhiko: API prices aren't pure Monopoly money — they anchor what companies actually pay — mitsuhiko · 2026-09-19