I would pay $200 for GPT4o. Since GPT4, ChatGPT is absolutely necessary for my work and for my life. It changed every workflow like Google changed. I'm paying $20 to remove ads from youtube which I watch may be once a week, so $20 for ChatGPT was a steal.
That said, my "issue" might be that I usually work alone and I don't have anyone to consult with. I can bother people on forums, but these days forums are pretty much dead and full of trolls, so it's not very useful. ChatGPT was that thing that allows me to progress in this environment. If you work in Google and can ask Rob Pike about something, probably you don't need ChatGPT as much.
this is more or less my take too. if tomorrow all Claude and ChatGPT became $200/month I would still pay. The value they provide me with far, far exceeds that. so many cynics in this thread.
That said, my "issue" might be that I usually work alone and I don't have anyone to consult with. I can bother people on forums, but these days forums are pretty much dead and full of trolls, so it's not very useful. ChatGPT was that thing that allows me to progress in this environment. If you work in Google and can ask Rob Pike about something, probably you don't need ChatGPT as much.