Why $2/month AI makes more sense than $20/month (and it's not just the price)

The $20/month AI tax Every month, millions of developers pay $20+ for ChatGPT Plus. That's $240/year — for a tool you might use 10 minutes a day. But here's what nobody talks about: the price isn't the real problem. The real problem is what $20/month signals about who AI is designed for. Price is a statement about your user When you price a product at $20/month, you're saying: this is for someone with disposable income who treats this as a convenience purchase. When you price at $2/month, you're saying: this is infrastructure. This is a tool, not a luxury. The difference matters because it changes who builds with it. The global developer math Let's be concrete: Country $20/month = $2/month = Nigeria 2+ days salary 20 minutes Philippines 1.5 days salary 15 minutes Indonesia 1 day salary 6 minutes India 4 hours salary 24 minutes Kenya 1 day salary 10 minutes Brazil 3 hours salary 18 minutes At $20/month, AI is a luxury product for wealthy-country developers. At $2/month, it's a productiv