AI coding is "cheaper" on paper, but devs say real-world bills keep climbing
zeeg · x · 2026-09-23
A debate over whether AI coding costs are falling: one side argues unit costs have dropped considerably and the old $20 Cursor bill wasn't sustainable. The other counters that academically cost has gone down, but practically it has gone up — fewer subsidies, cheap models being retired, and workflows now handing off far more to agents instead of human-in-the-loop, which changes the usage structure entirely.
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