alt Hacker News> Now, software is cheaper and so people who couldn't afford to answer questions they've long wondered about can afford to answer them.
Temporarily. Token price will rise sharply when the bills finally come due.
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jvwww • yesterday at 8:49 PM
Do you have any evidence to suggest that this true? And if so, why can't I just use any of the very good open source Chinese models (and eventually American once reflection, thinking machines, etc catch up).
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No longer convinced that’s true. Some of the indebted providers might go under but there is nothing preventing someone from just setting up a new provider and serving tokens debt free. GLM or whatever.
That provides continuous downward pressure on token prices even if it isn’t Astra level