[jacobgold]

> Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models

But we get ~$2500/mo worth of Fable credits for $200/mo on Anthropic pan? I'm still confused why people (who don't have to use API billing) are chasing open weight models based on cost.

[teruakohatu]

Because that is a short term solution, it won’t be offered forever. Large organisations have to purchase credits at $/tokens. Eventually everyone else will too.

[sscaryterry]

This is what OpenAI and Anthropic are trying to make everyone believe. Most accountants will flinch at this (they already are).

The $200 odd plans are already out of reach of many, many people.

The attrition of customers if they were to get rid of these subscriptions plans would be untenable.

[recursivegirth]

I think you are looking at it incorrectly. No business is buying individual accounts, because if they do, they open themselves up to considerable risk.

The $200 plans are priced so that the power-users use them and then advocate about how great the product is. If you're buying a $200 plan, you're not doing it because of the price point but rather because of the amount of work it is doing for you.

[trollbridge]

Lots of businesses are buying and using these plans. Basically every small business I interact with.

[anonzzzies]

All companies we interact with have 200 plans.

[combyn8tor]

You may want to consider the incomes of developers outside the US, students, unemployed. $200/month is a lot to a lot of people.

[gruez]

The point still stands. The chinese labs don't have super discounted plans, so if the price per task benchmarks[1] are correct, and we apply the discount, you'll actually be paying more by using cheaper chinese models and this technique.

https://artificialanalysis.ai/agents/coding-agents#artificia...

[combyn8tor]

The point doesn't stand, and this comment appears to be spam.

[dbbk]

They can still write code.

[eikenberry]

I think most people assume the subsidized plans will go away or get more limited eventually. They are basically a loss leader and a marketing cost that is very flexible and easy to change w/o directly impacting their primary customers.

[dberg]

doesnt exist for enterprise plans