Hacker News with Generative AI: Pricing

Show HN: JSON Price Table for Top Large Language Models (glama.ai)
Microsoft built a PC that can't run local apps – Windows 365 Link starts at $349 (tomshardware.com)
Microsoft is launching a $349 desktop PC (windowscentral.com)
Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China–at fraction of US price (arstechnica.com)
Patients in China will be able to purchase the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for 1,400 yuan, or about $193, just a fraction of the US list price of $1,349, according to media reports.
Amazon launches Temu and Shein rival with 'crazy low' prices (bbc.com)
Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in an effort to take on low-cost retailers Temu and Shein.
Is Orbstack a paid product now? (ycombinator.com)
It has always been a paid product, _with a free public beta_. Now that the public beta has been over (for 6-8 months? I don't remember), it is still free for personal use.
2x 16GBx256GB Mac minis cost $1 cheaper than a single 32GBx512GB Mac mini (twitter.com)
Two base Mac Minis are cheaper than one Mac Mini with twice the base RAM/SSD (twitter.com)
Windows 10 given an extra year of supported life, for $30 (theregister.com)
Microsoft has thrown a lifeline to Windows 10 users ahead of the OS going end-of-life, by offering an extra year of patches for $30.
Microsoft wants $30 if you want to delay Windows 11 switch (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft announced today that Windows 10 home users can delay the switch to Windows 11 for one more year if they're willing to pay $30 for Extended Security Updates (ESU).
Want Windows 10 Security? That Will Be $30, Microsoft Says (forbes.com)
Microsoft wants $30 to keep Windows 10 secure
DeepSeek v2.5 – open-source LLM comparable to GPT-4, but 95% less expensive (deepseek.com)
Launching DeepSeek-V2.5, combining general and coding capabilities, API and Web upgraded.
Jetbrains to stop offering continuity discounts (jetbrains.com)
Starting on January 2, 2025, continuity discounts will no longer apply to new organizational subscriptions.
Rackspace increases cloud rates by 22% (ycombinator.com)
Rackspace increases cloud rates by 22%
Kroger and Walmart deny 'surge pricing' after adopting digital price tags (nytimes.com)
Members of Congress are raising the alarm about new technology at supermarkets: They say Kroger and other major grocery stores are implementing digital price tags that could allow for dynamic pricing, meaning the sticker price on items like eggs and milk could change regularly.
Ask HN: What is the cheapest ($/hour) H100 renting service with quick spin-up? (ycombinator.com)
Something that can be programmatically spun up and turned off in seconds would be ideal.
Humane drops AI Pin price by $200 (techcrunch.com)
Humane on Wednesday announced a $200 price cut to its flagship product, the Ai Pin.
How is Cloudflare able to offer free egress for R2 objects? (ycombinator.com)
How is Cloudflare able to offer free egress for R2 objects?
U.S. retailers list AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs – prices range from $484 to $525 (tomshardware.com)
Kroger's Plan to Use Facial Recognition Raises Concerns About Surge Pricing (gizmodo.com)
Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recently sent a letter to Kroger over the grocery giant’s purported plan to introduce digital price tags that could be changed in an instant to raise or lower prices for shoppers based on the time of day, the weather, or any other number of factors.
EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE parity by 2026 (thedriven.io)
Global electric vehicle (EV) battery prices could drop by almost another 50 per cent by 2026, according to Goldman Sachs Research, bringing with it the potential of price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) cars.
Kroger's Plan to Use Facial Recognition Raises Concerns About Surge Pricing (gizmodo.com)
Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recently sent a letter to Kroger over the grocery giant’s purported plan to introduce digital price tags that could be changed in an instant to raise or lower prices for shoppers based on the time of day, the weather, or any other number of factors.
I screwed up and want to apologize: We're lowering the price of metrics by 200x (twitter.com)
European Carmakers Descend on Paris to Showcase Low-Cost EVs (bloomberg.com)
Europe’s biggest automakers have long used the Paris auto show to trot out fresh designs and new technologies. This year, there’s a different theme: price.
The Non-Pro Apple Vision Headset Will Reportedly Be "About $2000" (uploadvr.com)
The first non-Pro Apple Vision headset could arrive next year at around $2000, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
What Ticketmaster doesn't want you to know: tickets were cheaper for decades (youtube.com)
Day Rates (2023) (davesmyth.com)
One year ago, I switched from charging project fees to day rates. It’s been transformative on lots of fronts.
Spotify family plans 29% price jump (spotify.com)
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Tesla cancels its cheapest electric car (electrek.co)
Tesla has discontinued its cheapest electric car model: the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive.
Domain Name Price Increases (porkbun.com)
OINK! Have we got some news for YOU! It’s hot off the presses 🗞️ and you’re gonna want to pay attention to this one. It’s about everyone’s least favorite subject — domain price increases.