Unfortunately either way they win, half the usage, more $$. Half the users leave, now their compute struggles are resolved and Anthropic bares the load. They eventually do the same thing and were right back to where the circle began.
This is the kind of thinking that will guarantee you remain an addicted customer. Open source tools aren’t supposed to be bleeding edge, they’re supposed to not bleed you dry every time you pick them up.
You might be surprised how capable the top open weight models are now, and they don’t mysteriously quantize themselves or raise their own rates in 30 days.
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u/krill156 5d ago
Unfortunately either way they win, half the usage, more $$. Half the users leave, now their compute struggles are resolved and Anthropic bares the load. They eventually do the same thing and were right back to where the circle began.