mitsuhiko: API prices aren't pure Monopoly money — they anchor what companies actually pay

mitsuhiko · x · 2026-09-19

Continuing the thread with antirez, mitsuhiko notes API pricing can't be dismissed as Monopoly money: API prices serve as a strong industry anchor, and many companies pay within a few percentage points of them, making API pricing a real-world baseline for measuring AI usage cost.

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