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A comment on Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling. Parent comment

Re:Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling by reticulates on Monday July 20, 2026 @11:52AM (#48980590)
The $200 you’re paying is heavily subsidized, you need to consider the real inference cost which could be closer to $10k if you’re using the maximum permitted by your plan.
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Re:Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling by hungryhobbit on Monday July 20, 2026 @05:04PM (#48984871)
The "real" cost is what people pay, not what the AI companies claim.
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Re:Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic's (Potential) Unravelling by haint_ on Monday July 20, 2026 @09:15PM (#48986980)
May I know the source for "closer to $10k"?
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