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Re:A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro by fakedang on Saturday May 09, 2026 @02:48AM (#48072508)
Their loss if they don't move to regional pricing. AI will continue to remain an upper-management luxury then, and won't reach the mass adoption required to justify their outsized valuations.
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Re:A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro by revolvingthrow on Saturday May 09, 2026 @02:59AM (#48072567)
Regional pricing makes sense for products that don’t have ongoing costs or where most of the input cost can be offset by local labor. You’re not buying server racks nor electricity at 1/3 of the price to serve poorer markets
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Re:A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro by teiferer on Saturday May 09, 2026 @03:58AM (#48072940)
AI pricing is not mainly about cost, it's about market realities, i.e., charging exactly the sweet spot to maximize profit.
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