Kids' 'AI-powered lemonade stand' with free/ultra tiers perfectly parodies AI pricing
itsOmSarraf_ · x · 2026-10-01
A viral X joke: two kids run an 'AI-powered lemonade stand' with 'free' and 'ultra' tiers — free comes with 23 thirty-second ad reads, ultra promises 100x usage but gets snatched away mid-drink for hitting the rate limit until one kid manually resets it. The author 'invests $1 million on the spot' as they prepare to interview with YC, skewering subscription tiers, rate limits and usage resets.
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