OpenAI pricing is too high or keeps changing

Cloud and tool cost2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified

Posts per day2 posts, Oct 2 to Oct 21

The posts behind it

2, newest first

Hacker NewsOct 13 It's ok, intelligent, almost SOTA, but way too expensive [0], and some issues with API failing sometimes at the moment. [0]: https://aibenchy.com/compare/meta-muse-wonder-max/openai-gpt...Hacker News comments · XCSmeOpen ↗RedditOct 2 Luna 6 Vs Mini 5.4 (Luna 6 is worth testing)...5.4 mini which. Last night we tested against sol-6 which found new errors, sol-6 is too expensive for this use case but good to establish baseline... Luna 5.6 previously behaved terribly even on extra high but found Luna-6 to perform pretty damn well. . It was been overly strict...r/OpenAI · u/Babayaga1664Open ↗

Companies and products named

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OpenAI

About this problem

Evidence

2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 12 days. Mostly on r/OpenAI, Hacker News comments.

Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on Reddit, Hacker News

How it was grouped

Posts that state a pain and match the "tool-pricing" rule about OpenAI. First post Oct 2, 2026, latest Oct 13, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method

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History

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AddedOct 13, 2026OpenAI pricing is too high or keeps changing (2 posts)