Token prices are subsidized like early Uber, warns dev: the full cost will come due
NelsonMRosario · x · 2026-10-15
The author argues that today's token costs are subsidized — much like Uber's early loss-leader pricing — and that the full price will eventually arrive. In a follow-up he quips that many people simply don't want to accept these 'laws of physics' about AI pricing sustainability.
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