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		senko 87 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Anthropic expires paid credits after a ye... > Anthropic, OTOH, sells their API at loss, Sources? It is widely believed that their fixed-price plans lose money, but last I heard API (price per token) had positive margins?

Spooky23 87 days ago [–]

Maybe in some universe. Companies like this grow so fast you have no idea, and any prognostication about making money is just frankly bullshit.

Growth hides all sins, as long as the investors keep ponying up.

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