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aurareturnyesterday at 8:02 PM1 replyview on HN

I think demand is too great and compute is not enough. Nothing to do with billionaires colluding to increase prices by 3x.


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boutellyesterday at 10:29 PM

Actually, why should Google collude on pricing? They have deep pockets and could starve out the competition while keeping prices low, if they really wanted.

I think it is priced high because it's basically their smartest model as well as their fastest, so why shouldn't they?

You can still use earlier generations of Flash at a lower cost if you want "fast and cheap and just OK," which often makes sense. (Just checked)

I would predict they will lower this price when 3.5 High appears, but perhaps not all the way.