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Sonnet 5.5

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  1. MisterMunchkin · · focus · HN ↗
    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.

    1. edu · · focus · HN ↗
      What model are you using ?
      1. system2 · · focus · HN ↗
        Not him but 3 models dominate: GLM 5.3, Qwen 3.8, Mimo 2.6. All censoring certain things. Numbers and other uses are perfectly fine. They are like 0.10-0.15 per 1M tokens. American AI lost the game already, people just can't see it.
        1. toasty228 · · focus · HN ↗
          > American AI lost the game already, people just can't see it.

          Microsoft has been releasing dog shit insanely overpriced software with decent alternatives for decades and is still used in every single company I work for or with.

          Your take is the "current year is the year of the linux desktop" meme of "ai"

          1. system2 · · focus · HN ↗
            Most businesses I know switched to Google Sheets or Google Docs.
            1. toasty228 · · focus · HN ↗
              Never heard about anyone using google sheets and docs for messaging, email, presentations, etc.
              1. madeofpalk · · focus · HN ↗
                Huh. I’ve never worked at a company that doesn’t primarily/exclusively use Google Docs/Sheets/Slides. Guess that goes to show we’re really all in our own little bubble.
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