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320 points mfiguiere | 4 comments | 20 May 25 18:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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ComplexSystems ◴[20 May 25 19:18 UTC] No.44044907[source]▶
The problem with all of these is that SOTA models keep changing. I thought about getting OpenAI's Pro subscription, and then Gemini flew ahead and was free. If I get this then sooner or later OpenAI or Anthropic will be back on top.
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1. SirensOfTitan ◴[20 May 25 19:27 UTC] No.44045006[source]▶
This is even the case with Gemini:

The Gemini 2.5 Pro 05/06 release by Google’s own reported benchmarks was worse in 10/12 cases than the 3/25 version. Google re routed all traffic for the 3/25 checkpoint to the 05/06 version in the API.

I’m also unsure who needs all of these expanded quotas because the old Gemini subscription had higher quotas than I could ever anticipate using.

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2. magicalist ◴[20 May 25 20:06 UTC] No.44045370[source]▶
> I’m also unsure who needs all of these expanded quotas because the old Gemini subscription had higher quotas than I could ever anticipate using.

"Google AI Ultra" is a consumer offering though, there's no API to have quotas for?

3. MisterPea ◴[20 May 25 23:49 UTC] No.44047040[source]▶
I'm afraid they're going to lower the limits once Ultra is available. I use Gemini Pro everyday for at least 2 hours but never hit the limit
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4. tmpz22 ◴[21 May 25 01:38 UTC] No.44047535[source]▶
I have the same concerns. To push people to the ultra tier and get their bonuses their going to use dark patterns.

The only reason I maintain Claude and OpenAi subscriptions is because I expect Google to pull the rug on what has been their competitive advantage since Gemini 2.5.

Have you also noticed a degradation in quality over long chat sessions? I've noticed it in NotebookLM specifically, but not Gemini 2.5. I anticipate this to become the standard, your chat degrades subtly over time.