"The VC welfare program is over": Redditor defends OpenAI usage cuts with compute math
R3K4CE · reddit · 2026-11-03
A viral Reddit post pushes back on users complaining about OpenAI usage limits: for two years subscribers enjoyed VC-subsidized compute—an agentic coding run costs roughly $30 in direct compute while users paid $20/month. With OpenAI heading toward an IPO, VC money no longer covers compute bills; instant chat remains free, but heavy reasoning agents require paying up. The post captures the community split after OpenAI's tightening: some cry rugpull, others say the subsidy was never sustainable.
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