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'What a joke': Github Copilot's new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs (techcrunch.com)

submitted 5 days ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/technology@piefed.social

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MS is switching its billing system from a flat subscription rate to a token-usage system that has the potential to bill users at a significantly higher rate.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1tq9bea/bye_bye_copilot_new_pricing_looks_to_be_a_joke/

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[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 38 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Did people not realise big tech has been largely subsidising the cost of AI usage in order to get people on-board?

The cost was always going to go up eventually, and it will go up again because those "hyperscaling" data-centres cost a lot of money, and the investors want their money back and then some.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Those "people" are executives, and no, they didn't. Those fucking morons thought they could replace people, amd they tried first chance they got. This should be a wakeup call for everyone, everyone to unionize against these rich, greedy piles of shit literal morons.

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

They weren't hiding this information. OpenAI Burns $2.30 for every $1 they charge the customer. They want us to use LLMs for every facet of our lives so we have no choice when they crank the cost up.