Re:Gemini 3.5 Flash
by Clueed on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @06:08PM
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in any corporate or half compliance-relevant setting switching isn't trivial. new DPA, subprocessor notifications, TIA, procurement review, security questionnaires, plus re-running your evals because prompts don't transfer 1:1. token cost is just one of the line items.
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no it really not, even the soggiest bank has multiple api vendors atm.
Re:Gemini 3.5 Flash
by alexandre_m on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @08:23PM
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I agree with parent. I'm not sure where your stance is coming from.
From what I hear, most enterprise AI deployments are seat-based subscriptions with annual commitments.
Re:Gemini 3.5 Flash
by opsnooperfax on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @09:56PM
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50K FTE global firm. We’re still piloting ChatGPT. AI is a four-letter word and there are ridiculous ceremonies and hundreds of hours of overhead for every trivial use case.
Amusingly, Enterprise credits are more expensive than just paying a zero-commitment on-demand API fee. Personal accounts are still the best value.
Yes, I work at a 50 person startup and even here switching from CC to codex or cursor would be non-trivial for multiple reasons - not just the annual commitment.
I don't doubt you but it's amazing how much easier things get when there's another option at 20% of the price, and that's what's going to happen here if these American companies keep trying to squeeze the prices up.