Saving 82% on AI: How I Migrated From GPT-4 to Chinese Models

Saving 82% on AI: How I Migrated From GPT-4 to Chinese Models Let me tell you a quick story. About three months ago, I was staring at a Stripe dashboard with genuine sticker shock. My OpenAI bill for the month had crossed the $3,200 mark, and the number was still climbing. Fast forward to today, and that same workload now runs me about $580. That's an 82% drop. And no, I'm not using a worse product — I'm using different products. Better ones, in some cases. If you're a developer running AI fea...