Developer cancels $200/mo Codex subscription, going all-in on open-source models
haydendevs · x · 2026-09-21
Developer haydendevs says he'll cancel his Codex subscription and go all-in on open-source models, arguing he can't justify paying $200/month for something he only uses about 3 times a month. A data point on the gap between premium coding-subscription pricing and real usage, and the pull of open-source alternatives.
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