Fable Usage Burns Through $13 in a Week
nptacek · x · 2026-07-19
The author mentioned that to finish a task, they switched to paid credits after exhausting their weekly Fable quota, quickly burning through $13 worth of tokens.
They believe this model is unsustainable without a subscription subsidy; despite really liking the model, the cost is "very, very expensive."
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