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大多数人认为AI模型定价应该基于模型大小或性能，而非使用时间，但作者认为基于时间段的差异化定价是合理的策略。这一观点挑战了AI服务定价的行业惯例，暗示通过时间差异化管理可以有效平衡计算资源使用并提高系统效率。
Frontier model prices keep rising for the smartest models
与大多数人认为AI成本会持续下降的预期相反，作者指出最先进的模型价格实际上在上涨，这颠覆了人们对AI技术成本必然下降的传统认知，暗示AI市场可能正在分化为高端和低端两个层级。
Every layer in the stack now has to price the same way the customer thinks : per result, not per token.
大多数人认为AI服务的定价将继续基于token使用量等技术指标，但作者认为整个行业将转向基于结果的定价模式。这与当前AI API定价的主流实践相悖，暗示一场定价范式的革命即将到来。
Every layer in the stack now has to price the same way the customer thinks : per result, not per token.
大多数人认为AI服务应该按使用量(如token)计价，但作者认为整个AI堆栈都应该转向按结果计价。这挑战了当前AI API按token计费的主流模式，暗示行业将彻底改变定价策略，从技术指标转向业务价值。
Every layer in the stack now has to price the same way the customer thinks : per result, not per token.
大多数人认为AI服务应该按token使用量计费，这是行业标准做法，但作者认为未来所有层级都将转向按结果计价。这一观点挑战了当前AI定价的基础模式，暗示了整个AI价值链将从技术计量转向结果计量的根本转变。
a strong premium perception can sustain prices 10 to 20 percent above direct competitors without materially increasing churn or creating friction in the purchasing process.
令人惊讶的是：企业对AI产品的溢价感知能力比想象中更强，产品可以比直接竞争对手高出10-20%的价格而不显著增加客户流失率。这一发现挑战了传统定价理论，表明在AI领域，品牌价值和产品差异化可能比价格本身更能影响企业采购决策。
Codex-only seats have no rate limits, and usage is billed on token consumption.
大多数人认为AI服务通常会设置使用限制以控制成本，但作者认为Codex无速率限制的按token计费模式是可行的，因为这提供了更透明的成本结构和更灵活的使用体验，这可能反映了OpenAI对自身技术效率和用户需求的信心。
It turns out tools like Claude Code and Codex CLI can burn through enormous amounts of tokens once you start setting them more challenging tasks, to the point that $200/month offers a substantial discount.
running claudecode uses quite a bit of tokens, making 200usd/month a good deal for heavy users. I can believe that, also bc the machine doesn't care about the amount of tokens it uses during 'reasoning'. Some things I tried, it went through a whole bunch of steps and pages of scrolling output texts, to end up removing one word from a file. My suspicious half thinks, that if an AI company can influence the amount of tokens you use vibecoding, it will.