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Re:OpenAI dropped the price of o3 by 80% by pembrook on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @10:39AM (#44248130)
I don't like requiring phone numbers either, but saying OpenAI shouldn't do freemium model for hottest tech product of this century (AI) is a fundamental misunderstanding of how humans and the world works.

Also, if they don't do freemium they're getting way more valuable information about you than just a phone number.

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Re:OpenAI dropped the price of o3 by 80% by jimmydorry on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @11:55AM (#44248960)
What part of this thread relates to freemium? Use of the API requires tokens that are paid for. General use of the AI via the web interface does not require a phone number.

Only requiring the phone number for API users feels needlessly invasive and is not explained by a vague "countering fraud and abuse" for a paid product...

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