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1. saadn92 · 1790251452 · focus · HN ↗

   Can also say the year that subscriptions go down, because now you can finally build your own systems exactly to your liking. Save money and have something that works just for you. LLMs are awesome.

   1. phinnaeus · 1790253699 · focus · HN ↗

      Who pays for ongoing maintenance of all those things you built and now own

      1. saadn92 · 1790255945 · focus · HN ↗

         good question. maintenance is cheap with tools like astra/opus. also, these aren't production level applications, so I don't need to worry about it being "perfect" (though there's no such thing)

         1. ironman1478 · 1790264818 · focus · HN ↗

            What happens when these companies decide to start increasing the cost/token, exceeding the cost of hiring an engineer or paying for an external service in the first place?

            1. saadn92 · 1790340903 · focus · HN ↗

               it's certainly possible and has happened before, but that's why I'm hoping for two things:

               1.) open weight models gain more popularity 2.) i'm making more money from these models than paying for them

               if either happens, then I'll feel good about it either way

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