alt Hacker NewsIt’s a $20-100 a month outlay for an otherwise low expense discipline to access the best models available, without any local dev ops requirement or expense. If access ever becomes a problem, the open models are there. That’s a fairly straightforward calculation for a lot of people.
I just want to own the tools I use to earn my living.
You can rent your very shiny version of the tools you use for a very reasonable price, but to me the bent and rust-stained tools I own myself are worth much more.