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by crakhamster01 4 days ago
I don't really understand how engineers at Uber are hitting $1500/month. Are they forced to pay API costs?

My company provides employees with API keys and soft limits, but as soon as you approach ~$400/month they ask that you get a Claude/Codex Max subscription instead. Curious if it's not the same case at Uber.
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simonw 4 days ago
Yes, companies like Uber are forced to pay API costs now - by OpenAI and Anthropic (and GitHub for copilot): https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/product-market-fit/#en...
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morningsam 4 days ago
>but as soon as you approach ~$400/month they ask that you get a Claude/Codex Max subscription instead

While this seems to be allowed because the current ToS don't seem to explicitly forbid it, I'd be surprised if this loophole stayed open for long... Why would they even distinguish between business and (much cheaper) individual plans if companies can work around it by telling employees to just pay for the latter themselves?

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anthuswilliams 3 days ago
Enterprise agreements are billed at the API rate (albeit sometimes with committed spend discounts). There is no equivalent of the Max subscription in this context.
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