I spent $800 in a few hours when my sub maxed out because I was trying to get something done and had a long car ride to let it churn.

Their api pricing is absurdly expensive.

> Their api pricing is absurdly expensive.

I assume at this point that it subsidizes subscriptions.

Subscriptions are a mechanism to attract developers, who then advocate that their company should use the API.

Massively subsidized. As soon as my Claude switches from subscription to overage I have to tap out quickly.

This is a big part of the reason I went local-only. Subscription limits are horrible for having a decent workflow.

yes, it absolutely does.

I've gotten more work done on a second chatgpt pro $100/mo subscription than I did with ~$150 of paying for usage through the app.

Because API pricing is for corporations and subscriptions are for consumers.

Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on?