The Subsidy Era Is Over: A Reality Check on AI-Powered Dev Tool Pricing

If you prefer watching a video version of this article, check out: You have all been using different kinds of AI tools, be it Claude, GitHub Copilot, anti-gravity, Google Gemini, or Cursor. These tools started with very generous pricing, so it felt like you could get a lot done for very little. Many people were getting things done using the free tier itself, but it seems like things are changing. In this video, I will walk through a few of these limitations. The Subsidy Era Is Ending This discus