And OpenAI just fired the next shot!💥
A tweet and a plan
A recent tweet by Sam Altman hints at a new OpenAI pricing model moving from a flat $20/month plan to a credit-based system in which users spend their credits on AI tools like GPT-4, Sora, DALL·E, and more. 🤔
Sounds smart, right? Maybe. But this isn’t OpenAI’s first monetization experiment.
A Pattern of Experiments
First, OpenAI introduced a premium-priced $200/month Pro plan - but lost money instead. Now, they’re testing a mix of AI-agent & credit-based pricing before committing.
The big question: Will this one stick?
The Bigger AI Battle
AI competition isn’t just about technology anymore - it’s also about monetization.
➡️ Tech Innovation - Faster models, lower costs, several players such as OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Mistral, xAI, and recently DeepSeek.
➡️ Pricing Models - Subscription? Usage-based? AI agents? The race is on.
The Pricing / Tech Revolution
History Repeats Itself:
✅ E-commerce disrupted retail - Amazon mastered both tech and monetization.
✅ SaaS disrupted software - Salesforce pioneered subscription pricing.
✅ Cloud disrupted infrastructure - Microsoft and AWS dominated.
Now, AI pricing is the next frontier!
🔹Salesforce is pushing AI-agent-based pricing.
🔹DeepSeek is reviving penetration pricing with free services & cheap APIs.
🔹OpenAI is experimenting, searching for the sweet spot.
Key Takeaway?
The AI rivalry runs on two fronts.
1️⃣ TECH PLATFORMS - Whoever controls AI has great power. This is why governments and companies are all involved.
2️⃣ MONETIZATION MODELS - Bigger players with funding have the luxury to experiment with pricing. Smaller companies? Wrong strategy could make or break them.
👉 One thing is sure: AI pricing will be in the spotlight!
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