alt Hacker NewsSorry, what on earth are you doing where the open models are more expensive than the subs?
When I was using anthropic subs, my "equivalent usage" was $6k/month.
On the open models (specifically deepseek flash), it's < $100/month.
Same work, maybe more.
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jpardoe • yesterday at 1:42 PM
> When I was using anthropic subs, my "equivalent usage" was $6k/month.
Exactly, yeah. The subscriptions are insanely generous and far better value than open models.
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The large open models (GLM-5.3, Kimi3, etc) are far more expensive than their large closed equivalents (Opus, Sol), because the closed models are far more subsidized when using subscriptions.
If you see no difference at all in between Opus and Deepseek Flash for your work, that is great! Personally, I found the latter to be unusable for the projects I was working on.