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Why $2/month AI makes more sense than $20/month
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Why $2/month AI makes more sense than $20/month

via Dev.to Beginnersbrian austin9h ago

Why $2/month AI makes more sense than $20/month Let's be honest for a second. Somewhere along the way, we all got convinced that paying $20 a month for an AI chatbot was just... normal. Like, of course it costs that much. Of course you need to hand over the price of a decent dinner every single month just to ask a computer some questions. But does it actually make sense? Let's talk about that. The $20/Month Trap Big tech companies are really good at one thing: making you feel like their premium price tag is totally justified. They dress it up with words like "advanced reasoning" and "priority access" and "cutting-edge capabilities." And look, some of those tools are genuinely impressive. Nobody's arguing otherwise. But here's the thing most people don't stop to realize — the majority of what people actually use AI for doesn't require a $20/month subscription. You're asking it to help you write an email. Draft a caption. Summarize an article. Brainstorm some ideas for dinner or a weeken

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