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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making a living from a paid API? by fragmede on Saturday May 31, 2025 @11:51AM (#44145051)
Sure, but the API itself is the easy part, especially with LLM help. The problem is the data source is a total trash fire, so in order for it to be worth it the API cost would either be exorbitant or not worth it.
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone making a living from a paid API? by i3oi3 on Saturday May 31, 2025 @12:45PM (#44145446)
You know what's pretty good at cleaning up data that's a total trash fire? _More_ LLM. :-)

I run a web service whose primary purpose is cleaning up messy, SEO-enshittified data from Google, eBay, etc. After years of fine-tuning my own heuristics, I threw a super-cheap LLM at it and it massively out-performed my custom code. It's slower, but the results are well worth it.

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