'Inference whales' are breaching AI coding startup business models
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AI coding services face surging costs from heavy users, prompting price changes.
Instead of falling, inference costs are rising, straining business models based on fixed pricing.
Anthropic and Cursor adjust pricing to manage costs,…
This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-08-12 16:54:10.