They just need 5% of the worlds population to get $50-100 value per month out of them.
Even in my non-SWE job, paying $100/mo for my current $20/mo plan would still be a no-brainer.
I don't think there is much concern about open models either. Compute is constrained for the foreseeable future, and money is what will determine who gets it. Nevermind that the US will likely block Chinese model imports or China will block exports at some point. The cold war has already begun here.
Even in my non-SWE job, paying $100/mo for my current $20/mo plan would still be a no-brainer.
I don't think there is much concern about open models either. Compute is constrained for the foreseeable future, and money is what will determine who gets it. Nevermind that the US will likely block Chinese model imports or China will block exports at some point. The cold war has already begun here.