I Cancelled My ~$200/mo Claude API Subscription, Again.

Author(s): Adham Khaled Originally published on Towards AI. Kimi K2.5 didn’t just lower the price. It destroyed the business model of “renting intelligence.” At 2:13 a.m. yesterday, my AI agent did something it had never done before. Made by AuthorThe article discusses how the advent of Kimi K2.5 and DeepSeek V3.2 has significantly changed the dynamics of AI, especially by making computation nearly free, thereby ending the era of expensive, one-shot AI models. It elaborates on the implications of this shift for developers and the industry at large, including a move towards iterative processes in AI development, and how businesses can adapt to leverage these changes effectively in AI product development, focusing on reliability over mere intelligence. Read the full blog for free on Medium. Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming a sponsor. Published via Towards AI