> IDEs are free. Libraries are free. Languages are free. This is becoming more like an internet subscription where you’re at the mercy of Anthropic the same way you may be at the mercy of Comcast.
replyOllama/llamafile/vllm/llama.cpp are free. Qwen/kimi/deepseek are free. Pi.dev/OpenCode are free. If you're using a SaaS AI subscription that's fine, but that's hardly the only option.
The comparison to me sounds like "you dont have to take a plane to travel between countries, paddle boats exist".
replyHow much does the hardware to run them on cost? Especially to get decently sized models running at decent speeds.
replyNot all IDEs are free. Not all LLMs are subscriptions.
reply> Not all
replyis doing a lot of work to avoid engaging with the actual argument.