Dev ditches $200/mo Codex for open-source models, says frontier AI is smart enough
haydendevs · x · 2026-09-21
Developer haydendevs says he is cancelling his Codex subscription and going all-in on open-source models, arguing $200/month is hard to justify for only a few uses per month. He adds that frontier models are already smart enough, and investment should now go into making them faster and more efficient.
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