AI keeps getting cheaper while plans get pricier: the pricing paradox
haider1 · x · 2026-10-02
Haider points out a striking paradox: model inference costs keep falling, yet consumer AI subscription plans keep getting more expensive, joking that "perhaps a frontier model can explain this." The observation reflects vendors shifting heavy-usage costs into subscription pricing tiers.
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