@flightyhobler@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoChatGPT spends 'tens of millions of dollars' on people saying 'please' and 'thank you', but Sam Altman says it's worth itwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1341arrow-down1external-linkChatGPT spends 'tens of millions of dollars' on people saying 'please' and 'thank you', but Sam Altman says it's worth itwww.techradar.com@flightyhobler@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square112fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-square@WalnutLum@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish23•2 months agoDon’t they charge per token? So they’re also making money every time somebody says please or thank you…
minus-square@PumpkinSkink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish22•2 months agoAs far as I know, they lose money on every prompt, even with the $200/mo “Pro” subscription.
minus-square@blind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoWell sure, answering the queries continues to cost the company money regardless of what subscription the user has. The company would definitely make more money if the users paid for subscription and then made zero queries.
minus-square@Infinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoIt’s by usage via API, but all-you-can-eat via web UI
Don’t they charge per token?
So they’re also making money every time somebody says please or thank you…
As far as I know, they lose money on every prompt, even with the $200/mo “Pro” subscription.
Well sure, answering the queries continues to cost the company money regardless of what subscription the user has. The company would definitely make more money if the users paid for subscription and then made zero queries.
It’s by usage via API, but all-you-can-eat via web UI