Using API I can easily exceed $20 a week. The reason is I’m not proficient in programming language, I ask a lot.
Did you compare the cost of using a GPT plus subscription and use GPT by API?
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#12I tried that, but the API seems to be way worse than the current gpt4 chat model.
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#13I stopped my ChatGPT plus subscription at the start of December. I did not use the interface that much so was never maxxing out the limits. I have instead switched to a combination of Perplexity for knowledge based questions (since there is no knowledge cutoff), and bing chat if I need anything from GPT4. I use api as well but only for longer prompts where i want to test out the output by trying different things.
Coding wise, copilot is great. But my usecase for ai coding assistant is adhoc generating standardized functions (eg: write a listener for firestore document or write a login function with required checks), so chatgpt free version or bing works equally well.
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#14I use ChatGPT as well as mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui with GPT-4, and I rack up $300+ charges every month using my own version of ChatGPT, so it's way more expensive (I do roughly the same number of conversations in each). The only reason why I use it is because I can pump in more context than what ChatGPT allows. But if you're using a cheaper model / lower usage then maybe it'd be less expensive. You could also try Perpl…
It seems like you're getting more than $300 of value out of it if you continue to use it. Would you mind sharing what your use case is and why it's so valuable?
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#15I didn't bother. I'd rather pay an inconsequential amount over utility billing.
One main reason: the rate doesn't change. I have no trust for tech services that like to pretend they're a real utility provider.
I need water/electric, I don't need this toy
Edit: before someone says it, yes I'm aware of limits. You miss my point, I'm not interested in this dance - I'm trying to play. A few dollars allows me to not care
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#16I use ChatGPT as well as mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui with GPT-4, and I rack up $300+ charges every month using my own version of ChatGPT, so it's way more expensive (I do roughly the same number of conversations in each). The only reason why I use it is because I can pump in more context than what ChatGPT allows. But if you're using a cheaper model / lower usage then maybe it'd be less expensive. You could also try Perpl…
This comment should be higher up.
The GPT-4 API costs significantly more than the $20/mo ChatGPT Plus subscription, but it does have benefits. Namely, 128k tokens of context with the latest GPT-4-turbo model, so you can put a whole (small) software project or a short book into your prompt.
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#17I find it fascinating how we all first started of hating Copilot but today has accepted it and use it daily now after ChatGPT.
Re: Did you compare the cost of using a GPT plus subscription and use GPT by API?
#18I use ChatGPT as well as mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui with GPT-4, and I rack up $300+ charges every month using my own version of ChatGPT, so it's way more expensive (I do roughly the same number of conversations in each). The only reason why I use it is because I can pump in more context than what ChatGPT allows. But if you're using a cheaper model / lower usage then maybe it'd be less expensive. You could also try Perpl…
This comment should be higher up. The GPT-4 API costs significantly more than the $20/mo ChatGPT Plus subscription, but it does have benefits. Namely, 128k tokens of context with the latest GPT-4-turbo model, so you can put a whole (small) software project or a short book into your prompt.
My experience - anecdotal - is that it is more consistently speedy as well.
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#19Yes. ChatGPT plus nicely integrates plugins, voice, image generation, and code execution. Moreover, 20$ per month isn’t that much and I save time compared to setting up alternative clients.
Fair but my costs range from 5 to 19 dollars per month, and i can d9 a whole lot more with the API
d9 = dooooooooo
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#20I find it fascinating how we all first started of hating Copilot but today has accepted it and use it daily now after ChatGPT.
Could be because it improved over time and its value increased as well. It didn't have much on day one either.