Build your off ramp: use vendor tokens now, switch to your own GPUs when prices spike
MikeBirdTech · x · 2026-09-30
- Yacine MTB argues developers shouldn't just consume vendor API tokens—use them to build your own software, so when tokens get too expensive you can switch to your own GPUs.
- His core claim: control your stack or be controlled; treat token-based development as a phase with an exit path to self-hosted compute.
- Mike BirdTech echoes the advice: start building your off ramp now.
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