The Millennial Lifestyle Is About to Get More Expensive

[rcjordan]

This old thread seemed like a good place to put this.

AI is getting pricey, but relief is coming, but not for you

https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/21/ai-is-getting-pricey-but-relief-is-coming-but-not-for-you/5244358

(Knowing this was bound to come, I've been sandbagging tokens in 1min.ai)

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Your AI addiction is their opportunity

[ergophobe]

One detail that always surprises me in these articles is not that Cloudflare is laying off 1100 employees, but that Cloudflare HAS 1100 employees.

So many of these little startups got big fast.

[rcjordan]

Sticker shock and the Florida lawsuit might prick the bubble.


AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system. - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/ai-costs-how-much-github-copilot-users-react-to-new-usage-based-pricing-system/

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/r is unhappy

GitHubCopilot
https://old.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/

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Some are moving to this one, saying their initial trials had very good results

Token Plan - MiniMax API Platform
https://platform.minimax.io/subscribe/token-plan?tab=individual__monthly

[rcjordan]

/r says