'Open as in pay me for token leftovers': users slam OpenAI's tiered access vs founding mission
thedealdirector · x · 2026-09-04
A debate about OpenAI's identity. @ctjlewis calls out OpenAI's 'we didn't have compute to serve everyone' excuse, arguing the company has forgotten its founding purpose: it existed because private interests might restrict access to the technology — yet nearly every release now creates a tier of people who get access first.
@thedealdirector delivers the punchline: this 'open' isn't open source — it's 'pay me and I'll give you token leftovers.'
Related event: Developers Slam OpenAI's Tiered Access as Betrayal of Open Mission(2 posts)→
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