I agree with you in principle. I'm just pointing out that the latter is in some way another valid point of view.
Thinking tokens aren't free though. This is not a valid point of view.
If I was being charged for the raw, output/input token count, excluding thinking/reasoning token costs, then sure. But at least via the API, you pay for tokens you cannot see.
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Thinking tokens aren't free though. This is not a valid point of view.
If I was being charged for the raw, output/input token count, excluding thinking/reasoning token costs, then sure. But at least via the API, you pay for tokens you cannot see.