Founder accuses OpenAI, Anthropic, Google of colluding to degrade performance and hike API prices
Physical_Concert_625 · reddit · 2026-08-28
A startup founder on Reddit accused OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google of colluding to degrade model performance and restrict API availability to force developers onto more expensive paid tiers. Observing a significant decline in new model performance over the past two months, the user infers this is a strategy to offset massive compute costs and data center investments. The post sparked discussions on the sustainability of the AI startup ecosystem and vendor pricing strategies.
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