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Re:Buy once, use forever A directory of one-time purchase so... by mixermachine on Saturday March 29, 2025 @09:16PM (#43520307)
FridayGPT is also not really open about the need for an API key on their landing page. Only in the FAQ they mention it. Seems a bit shady to me.

There are also other AI tools listed there. https://buyoncesoftware.com/?category=AI

As soon as the AI models run on an external server a buy once model does no longer work (or atleast not with an acceptable one time price). The constant server cost is just to high.

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Re:Buy once, use forever A directory of one-time purchase so... by danpalmer on Saturday March 29, 2025 @09:20PM (#43520333)
> As soon as the AI models run on an external server a buy once model does no longer work (or atleast not with an acceptable one time price). The constant server cost is just to high.

Tell this to Rabbit and their R1 device, which comes with unlimited LLM usage. I guess they just rate limit through having a bad UX though. /s

But yes, you're right, this is what I was getting at, LLM usage is expensive enough to need a subscription model.

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