I have other services I can turn to so I currently just switch providers but a glorified paid trial is pretty unsatisfying if the experience is being cut off for weeks at a time. API's don't go that route now but neither did subs (although I see the big difference in motivation to not cut-off api users).
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You can still buy tokens direct from the API. The subscription model is not much more than a glorified paid trial.
I have other services I can turn to so I currently just switch providers but a glorified paid trial is pretty unsatisfying if the experience is being cut off for weeks at a time. API's don't go that route now but neither did subs (although I see the big difference in motivation to not cut-off api users).