[MindTheAbstract]

For those that use LLMs, how many still use a subscription? Is it worth it? I've found a counsel of LLMs on free tier to be quite effective for my needs, but I'm curious if anyone feels strongly about needing to pay to get the advanced models.

[gametorch]

Absolutely worth it. LLMs have saved me hundreds, if not thousands of hours already. They easily more than 3x my productivity, using pretty objective metrics like # of features shipped, etc.

[MindTheAbstract]

Is there a particular one you pay for pro on? Or do you pay for several models?

[gametorch]

Cursor and gpt-4.1 or o3. I hardly ever write code myself anymore.

I say this as someone with a bachelor's in CS from a top school and years of experience at the most selective companies.

[MindTheAbstract]

Maybe I'll get back on the subscriptions then... appreciate the perspective