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ChatGPT Pro 500

219 points · 269 comments · prodigycorp

  1. heurekamala · · focus · HN ↗
    We must keep in mind, that even the 500 plan is not cost-covering for many users. Heavy users squeezing everything out of it. It is like the Internet-fees in the end 90s. The flat-rate was not cost-covering by heavy users and I think these plans are only used by heavy users. Maybe we really come to an end of cheap KI and we will use all an mac studio m10 in a few years.
    1. matt_heimer · · focus · HN ↗
      We have to assume that OpenAI knows how to math. Given that the plans all scale usage equally now the benefit of the 500 plan is only for OpenAI. Enough of a percentage of users don't squeeze everything of plans every single month that this profits them more.
      1. heurekamala · · focus · HN ↗
        If I would pay 500 bucks, I would squeeze as much as I can. Won't you?
        1. matt_heimer · · focus · HN ↗
          That's what I was doing with my Pro 200 plan, except sometimes life gets in the way and I had couple weeks where I couldn't.

          OpenAI must have statistics on what percentage of people with Pro accounts don't maximize the usage in a given. Even if it a very small percentage that is still income for providing nothing.

          When you think about it, it's kind of ridiculous that the usage credit is use-it-or-lose it. It really should roll over.

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