Armen

Somehow, it’s never the right time.

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@fullstacklover winrar

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@Its_Nova1012 everything’s getting rewritten in rust anyway

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@Ionkosm yeah, i use codex as a subagent from claude a lot. it handles things like image gen that claude can’t, and i find it much better at code reviews.

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@SebastianRoehl idk how i managed it, but my claude actually got the estimate right

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@unusual_whales what if they’re paying engineers for bugs they already knew about, then calling it “AI found another critical flaw”?

[Armen @armkotolyan]

i’ve been comparing AI video pricing lately, and it’s tiring figuring out what credits actually cost. 0% markup sounds good
interested to see how this holds up 🤔

[David Im @davidim]

Plans on the pricing of Sume API:

1. We're keeping 0% markup.
We've checked our prices against the foundation model providers more than 20 times. If you find any model where our price is different from what the foundation model company charges, tell me and we'll fix it.

2. "Is this business model actually sustainable?"
Yes. Even at 0% markup we're not losing money, so keeping it is not a problem. Because of the competition, video model prices will converge to 0% markup anyway. We're just doing it first.
Our plan is to bring in users by providing models, and later offer a separate SaaS product subscription that covers marketing workflows. So markup on video models stays at 0%.

3. "Kie AI is cheaper on some models?"
If you look at Kie AI, they act like they're giving big discounts on cheap models, but they put a pretty big markup on frontier models like Seedance. My guess is they heavily discount some low-usage models to look cheap, bring users in with that branding, then make their net profit from the markup on Seedance and others. We hate that kind of trick and care about transparency, so it's 0% markup on everything. No tricks.

As you know, other providers play games. The "most accessible" pricing only gets you that price if you subscribe annually to credits that expire every month. And Higgsfield looks cheap with their discount events, but when you buy top-up credits, they take a huge markup.

We learned trust is the most important thing in business. As an early startup, we're promising 0% markup to earn that trust. In return, just recommend us to your friends!

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@carlmonkft cheap API brings users in, paid marketing tools make the money. that’s the plan in point 2

[Armen @armkotolyan]

when, where ... 👀

[Iza @izadoesdev]

big big big changes coming

[Armen @armkotolyan]

pretty much my mindset right now, just keep shipping and see where it goes

[Tibo @tibo_maker]

when things don't go the way you hoped
and the success you were waiting for isn't showing up

keep shipping

at some point, something happens
an opportunity shows up

and you only see it, and catch it, because you're moving

keep moving

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@jeiting no grandma in the world will notice the difference

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@zzwitz sure, ty

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@manxlab ask AI, it’ll be deciding what comes next, not us

[Armen @armkotolyan]

finally not considered a bot anymore

peak poker days btw, was beating everyone

[Armen @armkotolyan]

Finally, it's happening ...

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@MacdevM have you tried ASO, apple ads, organic marketing and other paid ads before deciding to quit?

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@julscales @X @Subscriptions @grok same here, been waiting 7 days now

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@carlmonkft generational take

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@Cedric_Roberge @GeorgeLampro20 @LinoLeighton @kyanbuilds @rafkramer @adrian_partain @lucaslbennett legendary meetup

[Armen @armkotolyan]

@Subscriptions paid on Oct 16, still under review 😭 need verification to DM support, but need support to get verified. how do I escape this loop? 💀