I cancelled my Claude subscription. I was happily using it for months - asking it the odd question or sometimes having longer discussions to talk through an idea.
Then one day I got nagged to upgrade or wait a few hours. I was pretty annoyed, I didn’t regard my usage as high and felt like a squeeze.
I cancelled my pro plan and now happily using Gemini which costs nothing. These AI companies are still finding their feet commercially!
Google is easily in the best position to hold competitive pricing with their LLMS. They can rely on their multi-billion dollar ad business to prop up their AI advancements, compared to OpenAI or Anthropic that only exist with heavy investment from VC.
Google will probably put 2.5 Pro behind a Google One account once it is out of preview, but I don't see a compelling reason they wouldn't keep Gemini incredibly price competitive with Claude or ChatGPT.
Then one day I got nagged to upgrade or wait a few hours. I was pretty annoyed, I didn’t regard my usage as high and felt like a squeeze.
I cancelled my pro plan and now happily using Gemini which costs nothing. These AI companies are still finding their feet commercially!