[goobatrooba]

All salary discussions need a cost of living context. Yes in Europe you earn a bit less but the public services are much better than in the US and one emergency (r.g. healthcare) won't ruin you as it's mostly a public system.

I'll take a Euro salary and qualify life over a FIRE-typs salary and daily fear of falling into the abyss any day.

[revolvingthrow]

Given the topic and the fact llm providers charge global rates, the absolute take-home money is much more relevant. Even if you live like a king on $1000/mo, 5.5 pro is still $200.

[fakedang]

Their loss if they don't move to regional pricing. AI will continue to remain an upper-management luxury then, and won't reach the mass adoption required to justify their outsized valuations.

[revolvingthrow]

Regional pricing makes sense for products that don’t have ongoing costs or where most of the input cost can be offset by local labor. You’re not buying server racks nor electricity at 1/3 of the price to serve poorer markets

[teiferer]

AI pricing is not mainly about cost, it's about market realities, i.e., charging exactly the sweet spot to maximize profit.