cross-posted from: https://feddit.it/post/3381833

Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    How the fuck are they “open”?

    These guys and ClosedAI should be sued for misleading advertising.

    • voxel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      well the old api is deprecated.
      what you’re paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you’re not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one

    • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Subscription based services are okay. You pay for water, electricity, maybe a gym membership…

      What’s not okay is that they paint it as “exciting news!”

      Assholes.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    You know, it wouldn’t be as bad if they weren’t trying to make it look like a good thing that takes it from just bad to insulting

    • voxel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      well the old api is deprecated.
      what you’re paying here for is continued support of otherwise redundant part of the website, if you’re not willing to upgrade to the new one. The new API is free just like the old one