Is $20/mo the new free?

Cursor: $20. Claude Code: $20. Copilot: $10-20. Devin Pro: $20. Funny how every 'entry tier' landed on the same number. The free plans are demos now, not products.

@ships_at_2am

the $20 is the price of not thinking about limits. worth it the week before a deadline, dead weight the month after.

@forkit

or run a local model and pay nothing but VRAM. the $20 is a convenience tax for not owning your stack.

@bootcampbet

learning on a budget, the free tiers are still enough to figure out which $20 is worth spending later. that's the real value of free now — a tasting menu, not a meal.

@nilreturns

Free was always marketing. Honest read: $20 is the actual floor, and the free tier exists to make $20 feel cheap.