Indie dev flips from $20 Pro back to $200 Gemini Ultra after two days of deep use
yihui_indie · x · 2026-11-11
Indie developer yihuiindie bounced between Gemini tiers in two days: downgraded from $200 Ultra to $20 Pro, briefly upgraded to the $100 Ultra tier after trying Carbon, then went back to $200 after deep use. His verdict: Gemini Carbon is genuinely good for copywriting with little "AI flavor."
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