Comment by CharlieDigital

    > ...it's pretty clear that it's not just hype; they really are a useful technology that can massively increase software engineering productivity 

Problem: Anthropic isn't the only provider. You can argue whether they are the "best" provider, but both GLM and DeepSeek exist and are really, really good. I was using Qwen offline on a trans-Atlantic flight on a 128GB MBP and output was totally acceptable.