OpenAI's pricing changes hint the era of heavy AI subsidies is ending
cchurchill1985 · reddit · 2026-09-30
The author argues OpenAI's recent pricing changes signal that the era of heavily subsidized AI services is coming to an end, and other providers will follow by adjusting their pricing and usage models. If companies charged what usage actually costs, few users would be willing to pay, suggesting a painful market correction may be coming.
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