Dev team cut $3k token budget with GPT subs, and the workaround is already slipping
natesiggard · x · 2026-09-30
Developer natesiggard recalls that his small team's development token spend was around $3k three months ago; they brought costs way down by relying on GPT subscriptions for a while, but that arbitrage is now eroding too. His takeaway: the cost structure of AI development shifts like quicksand, and teams had better keep re-optimizing constantly.
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