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People were not accustomed to spending $200 per month on subscriptions and, in the speaker's view, had not yet understood the value of the offering.
Thariq Shihipar · Claude Code’s Next Era — Thariq Shihipar, Anthropic · 29 Sept 2026
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“yeah um but yeah i think no one was used to spending 200 a month on subscriptions i don't think i understood like the value yet and i think like and also like opus 4 was a very expensive model you know and like there was a lot very big but opus 4.5 was both great and cheap you know i think the same thing will happen like the like intelligence of fable will get cheaper and cheaper and more abundant”Play from 53:12Report a misattribution
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