> If you aren’t paying for access to a frontier model, then you aren’t using AI.

#1 2026-09-10 05:54:42

Astra is so good that it is utterly mind blowing. 

Seriously. If you aren’t paying then you simply do not comprehend it.

#2 2026-09-10 06:34:16

Using AI is like wanking, son.

It might feel OK, but it achieves little.

#3 2026-09-10 08:09:26

Sockpuppet wrote:Astra is so good that it is utterly mind blowing. 

Seriously. If you aren’t paying then you simply do not comprehend it.
Local models will win.  Nobody wants to pay per-token.

#4 2026-09-10 10:09:20

AI is for faggots.

OP uses AI.

Ergo, OP is faget.

#5 2026-09-10 15:07:36

 wrote:Using AI is like wanking, son.

It might feel OK, but it achieves little.
Your ignorance is showing.

#6 2026-09-10 15:12:31

 wrote:Local models will win.  Nobody wants to pay per-token.
Inference might move to local. Hard to say. 

But you’ll still pay. 

Nobody is going to provide frontier AI for free forever. Training is a real cost as is the model design and build. 

The best bet going right now is the $200 ChatGPT Pro plan. It’s equivalent to about $10-15k per month in Claude tokens.

#7 2026-09-10 15:13:02

 wrote:AI is for faggots.

OP uses AI.

Ergo, OP is faget.

Your ignorance is showing.

#8 2026-09-10 15:33:23

I'm getting all I need out of gemini.  

#9 2026-09-10 15:59:15

 wrote:I'm getting all I need out of gemini.  
The problem is you don’t even know what you need.

#10 2026-09-10 16:00:01

Sockpuppet wrote:The problem is you don’t even know what you need.
But spanky does know what's best for you.

#11 2026-09-10 16:02:47

 wrote:But spanky does know what's best for you.

Smart people, like me, generally know what is best for dumb people like you. 

I agree.

#12 2026-09-10 16:07:13

Sockpuppet wrote:Smart people, like me, generally know what is best for dumb people like you. 

I agree.

#13 2026-09-10 16:51:14

Sockpuppet wrote:The problem is you don’t even know what you need.
Maybe you're right, what do I need? 

#14 2026-09-10 17:17:17

I prefer getting out of the house.

#15 2026-09-10 17:52:14

 wrote:I prefer getting out of the house.
The two are not incompatible.

#16 2026-09-10 18:59:49

Spanky wrote:The two are not incompatible.
They seem to be with you.

#17 2026-09-10 19:12:08

Sockpuppet wrote:The best bet going right now is the $200 ChatGPT Pro plan. It’s equivalent to about $10-15k per month in Claude tokens.
$10,000+ for $200 isn’t a sustainable business model.

That’s happy fun slander levels of fail.

#18 2026-09-10 19:13:09

Sockpuppet wrote:The problem is you don’t even know what you need.
If the models are commoditized, Gemini may be enough for the Dot.

#19 2026-09-10 19:40:53

 wrote:$10,000+ for $200 isn’t a sustainable business model.

That’s happy fun slander levels of fail.
That's why I said "right now."

They even need to drive their costs way down or will have to start charging more.

It's a phenomenal deal.

#20 2026-09-10 19:44:05

 wrote:If the models are commoditized, Gemini may be enough for the Dot.
Do they have a harness? A native harness is nice.

#21 2026-09-11 02:56:21

I ain’t payin’ to use no intertubes!
Communism!

#22 2026-09-11 14:56:42

Spanky wrote:Do they have a harness? A native harness is nice.
OpenCode?

#23 2026-09-11 15:05:51

 wrote:OpenCode?
Not native though.

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