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		jmalicki 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Anthropic no longer allowing Claude Code ... Is API pricing subsidized on a unit basis? Most estimates I've seen have shown that API usage seems to be at least unit profitable (paying for infra and electricity, not R&D)

sroussey 26 days ago | [–]

I believe it was 2 years ago. But costs have risen a lot in the last couple of years but prices have decreased with competition.

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