$30k of inference cost only $13.25 billable — subscriptions buying 50-100x face value
arthurcolle · x · 2026-09-15
Follow-up from arthurcolle: of $30k total model usage, local records show only $13.25 was billable (non-subscription dsco lanes); the rest rode ChatGPT/Codex and Claude Max subscriptions — paid subscription fees are effectively buying inference at roughly 50–100x face value. Dedupe cross-check found only 2 duplicate records between the dsco ledger and Codex rollups.
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