Gradually, then suddenly coming to the conclusion that the only way forward for Mimi Uploader is via a subscription model to support development and ongoing costs. And to offer that via various tiers to emulate a sliding scale for supporters. It is tricky to make a subscription service or otherwise charge... samgrover.com: samgrover.micro.blog

@samgrover As long as you communicate that the OpenAI part is not in your control and also let users know when it’s down, it’s okay. It is perfectly acceptable to make it a premium feature on a subscription basis. This is what subscriptions were built for.

@pcora @maique @pratik @samgrover Since I already have an API key, that would be ideal in my eyes. But would also be happy to pay you directly for a premium feature. But I’d understand if you didn’t want to hitch payments to you on a service you don’t control. Maybe that’s another check in the API key column.

@jarrod How does one get an API key? And what are the costs?

@jarrod That’s another direction. That way Sam doesn’t have to charge and lets people who want that feature.

@pratik Thank you.
@jarrod

@jarrod @pcora Three things. One, I still want to support people that don’t have the expertise or inclination to deal with API keys and what they represent. I know we’re all a bit on the geeky side here in these conversations but I don’t think that’s the dominant persona of Mimi users. I want to offer features in an equitable manner. Which leads me to point two, that I would certainly have to support a non-API key option which i think would have more users on it, so I get more complexity for not much benefit. Three, there will likely be more features, that perhaps use other third-parties, or even Apple as a first party is likely in 2024, so then the whole thing will fall apart for people bringing their own keys. e.g. I’m already looking at a potential translation service that is not OpenAI.

@pratik @crossingthethreshold You can also do a pay-as-you-go API key with a regular (free, non plus) account, which is fractions of a penny per request. That’s what I’ve done. help.openai.com/en/collec…

@samgrover Great points!

@jarrod @crossingthethreshold That’s right. I started using it that way for work even before ChatGPT was a thing and forgot about it.