Anthropic Subscriptions Offer 5x+ More Value Than OpenAI

Anthropic Subscriptions Offer 5x+ More Value Than OpenAI(newsletter.semianalysis.com)

8 points by nsoonhui 2 hours ago | 5 comments

nryoo 1 hour ago |

One of their three identical accounts had ~20% lower limits and the explanation was an "extremely tiny" A/B test. Makes the "5x" kind of a joke. I'd honestly take a slightly worse plan if it just published the actual token limits.

redhale 1 hour ago |

> subscription gross margins are way lower than API and meaningfully reduce revenue per MW for both OpenAI and Anthropic

I don't know about everyone else, but there is no way in hell I would pay even $200 for API-priced tokens for personal use. So at least for my sample size of one, Anthropic's revenue would not be higher if they dropped their subscription plan (they would get $0 from me instead of $200 per month).

bob1029 4 minutes ago | |

I exclusively pay for API tokens. This is the primary way I consume these models.

The flat monthly subscriptions seem too tempting for the providers to screw with. I prefer to paygo and to be responsible with my consumption. I also want the ability to scale substantially beyond what a typical consumer plan may offer on occasion.

My monthly usage ranges from $10-$1000. I don't have to worry about quotas or anything. If I need to use several thousand dollars worth of tokens, I can just pull out the Amex and everything works. It's constant performance all day every day. I have long since maxed out my org level with OAI, so it would be very difficult to exceed any realistic limits.

_fw 46 minutes ago | |

I’m not everyone else but I am SOMEBODY else and you’re absolutely right. I was paying for Claude since they first offered subscriptions, right up until this summer.

I respect Anthropic (and OpenAI to a lesser extent) but I’m not going to play these games.

throwuxiytayq 1 hour ago |

This says “Anthropic gives you 5× more API-priced model usage”, which is not equivalent to “Anthropic is 5x as much value”. This does not take into account model/harness efficiency. I tried looking up some benchmarks and Claude seemingly uses roughly 5x as many tokens while taking its sweet time to complete a task. No such thing as a coincidence.

davidguetta 1 hour ago |

Submarine ?

dude250711 1 hour ago |

Let's hope they don't nerf Opus 5.5