Eric Siu explains why $200/month AI subscriptions are a loss leader. Providers are hooking users with an all-you-can-eat model now, then raising prices or charging more in the next year or two once you're locked in.
I was talking to a founder today and we're just, it was like a 30-minute talk just on AI, right? And we're just like, dude, OpenAI and Claude are so smart, 'cause you know what, you pay the $200 a month and it's like, you feel like it's an all-you-can-eat buffet and you're just going to town every day, right? But inevitably what's gonna happen in the next year or two is they're gonna have you so hooked on it, it's like you're gonna have to pay more. And that's like, okay, fine, let's pay more, right? Because it's so damn good.
