On: GPT 5.6 Sol 20% price reduction

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Or maybe… you know.. their margins are that high and by passing down the efficiency gains to consumer they can get market share and induce more demand?

What’s 4d chess in this?

[surgical_fire → simianwords]

OpenAI bleeds money. They need to keep raising money like crazy because of that.

Their margins are obviously not high, particularly on subscriptions

[simianwords → surgical_fire]

This announcement wasn’t for subscriptions though so what’s your point?

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My point is that it requires a lot of willful blindness to ignore how unprofitable they are, to believe that they are in any way in the position of sustainably lowering prices.

[simianwords → surgical_fire]

You are wrong and the margins are pretty great on API. Do you want to have a bet when they go public?

[surgical_fire → simianwords]

I only bet when among friends. Nothing against you, I just do not know you personally.

But I am waiting patiently for their S1. It will provide ample entertainment.

[simianwords → surgical_fire]

Ok when it happens, I’ll link to this comment in any case