Samuel on Nostr: the myth of token subsidies is basically dead, right? open source inference providers ...
the myth of token subsidies is basically dead, right? open source inference providers are so cheap it proves the true cost of a token is very low, and the high cost of claude tokens imo indicates limited supply rather than propping up demand. oai is able to cut costs because they have more computers
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