Just because old model cost x does not mean new model will cost x. Clearly you're comparing apples to oranges. Now the real question is what is the return on investment? How much did you make?
I compared against recent employers codebases and the cocomo estimations where surprisingly close to the actual team size, timeline and cost. It's obviously not a perfect estimation, but it seems like the best model for comparing tools and communicating their impact.
My ROI so far is time savings and exponential increase in my personal production capacity. After I release Guild, I'm going to either productize it or focus on a few old startup ideas that were too time/capital intensive for me to bring to market without raising money, but now will only take me a few months to bring to market working part time
Ah, speed of innovation is definitely something I’m looking forward to based on these new models. Looks like you’re well positioned to partake in the next great race. Good luck and enjoy the ride .
My ROI so far is time savings and exponential increase in my personal production capacity. After I release Guild, I'm going to either productize it or focus on a few old startup ideas that were too time/capital intensive for me to bring to market without raising money, but now will only take me a few months to bring to market working part time