Don't Fear AI Subscription Price Hikes: It's the Most Competitive Market on Earth
brandon_galang · x · 2026-09-04
Developer brandongalang pushes back on fear-mongering that AI labs ending subscription "subsidization" will leave users behind, arguing: it's the most competitive market on earth, API prices don't reflect true costs, and sub-frontier models are excellent.
He shares his own token mix — mostly Gemini 3.7 Flash, Grok 4.6 and GPT 5.6 Luna, splurging on 5.6 Sol only for precision work. Even if big labs raise prices, users will be fine; model availability keeps improving daily.
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