> You can't compare an API that is profitable (search) to an API that is likely a loss-leader to grab market share (hosted LLM cloud models).
Regardless of maturity lifecycle, by definition loss-leaders are cheap. If I go to the grocery store and milk is $1, I don't think I'm being swindled. I know it's a loss-leader and I buy it because it's cheap.
We are currently in the early-Netflix-massive-library-for-five-dollars-a-month era of LLMs and I'm here for it. Take all you can grab right now because prices will 100x over the next two years.
Regardless of maturity lifecycle, by definition loss-leaders are cheap. If I go to the grocery store and milk is $1, I don't think I'm being swindled. I know it's a loss-leader and I buy it because it's cheap.
We are currently in the early-Netflix-massive-library-for-five-dollars-a-month era of LLMs and I'm here for it. Take all you can grab right now because prices will 100x over the next two years.