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OpenAI's pricing strategy and development pace debated on Reddit

A discussion on Reddit speculates about OpenAI's pricing and development strategy, suggesting the company might slow down its model releases if it achieves significant cost reductions, similar to Anthropic's approach with its "fable" model. The conversation also touches on the pricing of OpenAI's models compared to competitors like Grok and the potential for cost optimization in their AI infrastructure. AI

IMPACT Speculation on AI development pace and pricing strategies.

RANK_REASON Reddit discussion about a company's strategy, not a direct announcement or event.

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OpenAI's pricing strategy and development pace debated on Reddit

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ImaKoji ·

    we slow down only when we have cash cows

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Anthropic had fable 50$/1M output and wanted to slow down</p> <p>OpenAI agrees with now it cuz they dropped astra same price as fable<br /> now even elon is agreeing, if grok gets close to those models but came out way cheaper do u think they wou…