Comment on Gemini Code Assist will be shut down on July 17parentComments−nok22kon2mothe more portable everyone is, the more arbitrage will happen - cheap providers will raise prices too because users will flow to them−xnx2moThis is not a theory of market competition that I've heard before.−kasey_junk2moIt’s also an usual use of the term arbitrage−nok22kon2moyou will not want 20 different accounts at 20 providers, you'll have one at a "token arbitrage" provider - OpenRouterdrop-shipping is a form of arbitrage−nok22kon2mobasic supply/demanddemand moves to cheaper providers, they ran out of capacity and increase priceliterally why "commodities" are "commodities" - the more interchangeable a product is the more exposed it is to supply/demand mechanics−xnx2moAgree. The less "stuck" a customer is to a given provider, the more that prices should equalize between providers.
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the more portable everyone is, the more arbitrage will happen - cheap providers will raise prices too because users will flow to them
This is not a theory of market competition that I've heard before.
It’s also an usual use of the term arbitrage
you will not want 20 different accounts at 20 providers, you'll have one at a "token arbitrage" provider - OpenRouter
drop-shipping is a form of arbitrage
basic supply/demand
demand moves to cheaper providers, they ran out of capacity and increase price
literally why "commodities" are "commodities" - the more interchangeable a product is the more exposed it is to supply/demand mechanics
Agree. The less "stuck" a customer is to a given provider, the more that prices should equalize between providers.