The trap of unlimited AI usage

A monthly subscription seems simple, but it can be a poor model if a few heavy users consume resources far beyond what they pay for. The “unlimited usage” model works well when the marginal cost of serving an additional user is very low. In traditional software, copying a program costs almost nothing. With a powerful language model, every interaction requires computing power, electricity, and memory, though not always specialized hardware. And not all users have the same usage patterns. Someone who writes two emails a day does not cost the same as a company that submits thousands of pages, generates complex reports, and keeps agents running for hours. That is why we are likely to see more usage limits, tiered plans, and usage-based billing. Not necessarily because the technology has failed, but because the price will have to move closer to the actual cost.

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