What on earth is going on with AI pricing and packaging?
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Elena Verna critiques AI pricing strategies, highlighting vague usage metrics across GrokBot, Muse, Lovable, Instinct, and 11Labs. She argues that AI companies currently get away with confusing pricing because products are new and exciting, but mass-market adoption may require clearer value communication.
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AI pricing and packaging
AI companies are wildly successful despite confusing pricing, but this will not last with the mass market; early adopters tolerate mystery credits, mainstream users will not.
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