The US govt took the data, did they ever release any of it? I have read they claim it's "of little use", and if true should be fine to release after all this time
It is very much being called the SaaS apocalypse...
Where are AI subscriptions subsidised for enterprise use? Github copilot was the last to drop the subsidised model for big business at the start of the month as far as I can tell. Only individuals and very small businesses are getting subsidised subscriptions now, and it's still super economical and cost efficient to use even frontier models at API billing rates compared to humans. A human can work all day on debugging a software defect, or Opus can find the root cause in ten minutes for $20. Sure that still needs reviewing but that's insane productivity AND cost improvement
I can see it's driving down costs, I work in industry. Lots of competitors have popped up with AI apps with lower prices. There's a reason it's called the SaaS apocalypse
When I cook meat, eggs or with ginger for people who don't like them, they're usually converted. Turns out most people who don't like steaks, ribs, roasts, etc just haven't had good ones
For Anthropic at least, your usage is broken up into five hour windows. During peak periods the usage is burnt in like 1/3 of the time compared to off-peak. You can do heaps, like build large sophisticated applications with 100% agentic workflows, if you spread your usage out over your five hour windows and especially if you use it mostly in the off peak.
On pro, your five hour usage is basically one solid feature developed or one big refactor/cleanup with opus 4.8 with some room left over for reviews, planning and a little mistake. 5x and 10x plans are more in the price range you mention, so multiply that as such. Or you'd get a combination of general purpose daily usage, and development usage.
There's also a weekly cap but I haven't hit it.
Fable, aka locked down mythos, when it was available on pro could complete my entire todo list for the day in half an hour at astounding quality while simplifying everything it touches, finding and fixing preexisting vulnerabilities in code review and finishing with 98% of the five hour quota used off-peak
I don't think most hobbyists would use more than a quarter of a pro plan due to the five hour lockout mechanism
Critics argue that Amazon’s retail business actually operates at razor thin margins or even at a loss when you separate it from the high-margin cloud computing and advertising businesses.
Amazon’s retail operation has massive costs associated with operating fulfillment centers, paying employees, shipping products, and storing inventory. The company is also aggressive about minimizing prices to beat competitors. Amazon prioritizes gaining market share and growing revenue over retail profit margins. The retail business is used almost as a loss leader to attract customers to the Amazon ecosystem.
The US govt took the data, did they ever release any of it? I have read they claim it's "of little use", and if true should be fine to release after all this time