Because API pricing is for corporations and subscriptions are for consumers.

blitzar · 2026-08-18T07:33:29.000000Z

I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying.

oblio · 2026-08-18T07:36:04.000000Z

FOMO. This won't last forever.

wmf · 2026-08-18T04:38:39.000000Z

Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on?

kelvinjps10 · 2026-08-18T07:01:37.000000Z

Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes

zipy124 · 2026-08-18T14:14:57.000000Z

I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc....