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> When the free money party stops

The Openrouter providers the GP referenced were never at the "free money party". The actual cost of running something like GLM5.2 is well understood and tokens from those providers are not sold at a loss.

Obviously running things locally is more expensive but that all comes down to economies of scale. GLM5.2 is as expensive as it will ever be, barring an increase in demand that forces/allows providers to realise windfall gains disconnected from their underlying costs (always possible, but not the point).