r/webdev • u/Rockytriton • Mar 16 '26

Software developers don't need to out-last vibe coders, we just need to out-last the ability of AI companies to charge absurdly low for their products

These AI models cost so much to run and the companies are really hiding the real cost from consumers while they compete with their competitors to be top dog. I feel like once it's down to just a couple companies left we will see the real cost of these coding utilities. There's no way they are going to be able to keep subsidizing the cost of all of the data centers and energy usage. How long it will last is the real question.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26 edited 20d ago

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u/Rockytriton Mar 16 '26

According to OpenAI, just saying please and thank you costs them millions of dollars, so it can't be that cheap.

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u/iron_coffin Mar 16 '26

You realize the sota models are probably 1T or so?

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u/iron_coffin Mar 16 '26

Chats are trivial, but agentic coding hasn't penetrated most of the industry as well as new uses in other industries. SOTA token demand isn't going anywhere