"Intelligence at $200/Month" Will Soon Sound Like 10¢ Texts
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-09-12
A widely-shared take argues future generations will reminisce about the brief era when $200/month bought near-unlimited access to frontier intelligence, the way we now recall 10¢ text messages and $2 Ubers. The point: high-priced subscriptions to top models are a transitional moment on a rapidly falling cost curve.
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