A user is raising OpenAI and Anthropic caps instead of hiring a salesperson
curious_vii · x · 2026-07-28
One user is raising AI budgets instead of hiring a salesperson
The post argues that “inference spend as a labor substitute” gets spread across many marginal tasks rather than replacing a whole role. The author says they are increasing their monthly OpenAI and Anthropic caps while deciding to spend more on higher-quality proposal drafts instead of hiring a dedicated salesperson—for now.
It’s a small but telling example of how AI usage is shifting from a novelty expense to a practical line item in the labor budget: more money goes into partial automation of specific tasks, and the hiring decision gets postponed.
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