AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall — firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget

Tech Industry Artificial Intelligence AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall — firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget News By Jowi Morales published 13 June 2026 A $200 ChatGPT subscription could cost as much as $14,000 in API pricing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The cost of serving AI via a subscription model has steadily increased for AI firms, especially as the decrease in cost per token has not kept pace with the spike in token usage.

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