Claude Limits Hit, Industry Looks Commoditized
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-07-13
A repost says the author hit Claude and Copilot usage limits multiple times in the past three days, with prompts to buy more credits or upgrade.
He then switched to free Gemini and concludes: this is an industry with no moat, no pricing power, and is commoditizing; while tech is impressive, the economic model is terrible. The post adds that with Meta and cheaper Chinese models joining, this will worsen, making "compute expansion" less profitable.
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