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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!




> now happily using Gemini which costs nothing

…and you think this is going to last? :-)


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.




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