Fable and the End of the Free Lunch

There’s some talk today about how agentic coders are balking at Anthropic’s pricing and adopting alternatives. I was reminded of a thought I had in the weeks following Fable’s release: the free lunch was over.
222 points by dbreunig 59 days ago www.dbreunig.com 243 comments

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The article discusses the shift in the coding community as developers reconsider Anthropic’s pricing model and explore other options. It reflects on the implications of moving away from previously free or low-cost tools after the launch of Fable.

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