It costs 20x more than the Chinese models I use. I just don’t need them anymore. Sure I’d use them if forced to for a job, but I don’t pay them outside of that anymore.
And my job won’t even pay for Claude now because it’s so ruinously expensive.
If it's for personal use, is there a reason you don't want the subscription?
Anthropic's $20 subscription gives >$500 worth of credit by most measures, which is pretty similar, and you get a better model. Their raw API prices have fat margins.
And as another commenter said, Luna is the cost leader at the moment if you really need API pricing.
For personal use I simply need less than $20 of tokens, even at API rates. If they (Anthropic or OpenAI) offered a $5/month plan that gave you ~$50 of credit I would probably sign up.
MisterMunchkin · · focus · HN ↗
And my job won’t even pay for Claude now because it’s so ruinously expensive.
usef- · · focus · HN ↗
Anthropic's $20 subscription gives >$500 worth of credit by most measures, which is pretty similar, and you get a better model. Their raw API prices have fat margins.
And as another commenter said, Luna is the cost leader at the moment if you really need API pricing.
daemonologist · · focus · HN ↗