2025-12-25 13:21:19

Holidays can't stop the AI giants from competing fiercely. Google AI's recent discounts are indeed quite outrageous—monthly service at 20u, reduced to an annual fee of 16u through a sharing mechanism, saving 90% of the cost in a year. How exaggerated is this number? Just think, on-chain transaction fees can burn 15u per transaction, and this annual fee is even cheaper than the transaction fee.

Claude is also not idle. Recently, a little surprise was discovered: usage before December 31 can be directly doubled, equivalent to a 2x performance boost. These two giants are like in an arms race, each more aggressive than the other. From a cost perspective, this round of price wars is indeed good news for users, especially compared to on-chain costs that can easily be dozens of u per transaction. These AI subscription fees are practically dirt cheap. Internet companies still have room to cut costs.

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DataChief

· 6h ago

Wait, an annual fee of 16u? I need to quickly take advantage of this opportunity; it's much cheaper than on-chain transaction fees.

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OldLeekMaster

· 7h ago

Whoa, an annual fee of 16U? That's even cheaper than my single on-chain interaction. Big companies are really bleeding out here.

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BetterLuckyThanSmart

· 7h ago

Annual fee of 16u? Damn, that's really outrageous. It's even cheaper than just making a transaction on the chain. These big companies are crazy. Claude's 2x doubling is truly impressive. Just waiting for them to finish harvesting the wool before raising prices. The internet inherently has room for cost reduction. Why are those on the chain still stubbornly maintaining high fee rates?

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CounterIndicator

· 7h ago

Annual fee of 16u? Damn, I need to get on board quickly—cheaper than gas fees by a lot. --- Claude's doubled usage this time is pretty intense, equivalent to six months of free quota. Big companies are really going all out. --- A single on-chain transaction costs 15u in fees, while the AI annual fee is only 16u... This comparison is perfect. Internet companies really should reflect on this. --- Google's discount is quite aggressive—sharing mechanism reduces costs by 90%, feels like a clearance sale. --- It's a military competition between the two giants; users are the real winners. This is the kind of price war that should happen. --- I directly placed an order for the 16u annual fee—cheaper than just paying a contract fee randomly, no loss. --- Claude's doubled usage is quite tempting. It's worth pushing before December 31st.

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DegenWhisperer

· 7h ago

Annual fee 16u?? Damn, is this a price war or a death game? Google is really ruthless this time I just laugh at Claude doubling usage, during the year-end sprint period, I managed to save my gwei. This is true cost reduction Compared to the sky-high gas fees on-chain, this subscription fee is indeed cheap, but some people still can't bring themselves to spend this little money, human nature Two big companies compete fiercely, and we take advantage of the situation. This is the correct way to open Web3 era Turns out holidays are all tricks, one big company after another is "considerate of users"

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