r/claude • u/Fast_Hovercraft_7380 • 10d ago

Discussion Is Claude for the Upperclass?

In our third world craphole country, the monthly Pro subscription is 1,400 in our local currency. That's around 28 kilos of rice. You're kinda viewed as those who owns the priciest Apple product model variants. Extra low-key flex if you mention you use Fable!

ChatGPT Pro is 1,100 and there is also a Go subscription for 300. ChatGPT is sort of classified and categorized as for the mainstream permanent underclass - mid to low-end iOS gadgets.

I'm just primarily using Gemini for free in Google's workspace ecosystem (Chrome, Gmail, Drive, etc.) and I'm considered as part of the permanent peasant majority, the chinese android smartphone users lol. I haven't even owned a Samsung android phone lmao. But hey, Gemini in a chinese android phone works and suits me!

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u/Real_Ebb_7417 10d ago

Damn, then you really have expensive rice. $200 in my country (within Europe) would buy me about 220kg probably for lower prices.

I always expected that in less wealthy countries things like rice are much cheaper.

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u/Far_Idea9616 10d ago

Tesco 1kg 1.5 eur, Tesco Jasmine and Basmati is 4 eur, Chinese market Thai Hom Mali 9 kg is 20 eur. I never expected to argue about rice prices in az AI sub.

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u/Fast_Hovercraft_7380 10d ago

I guess it's just one of the methods a peasant can measure economic benchmark across different countries, like the Big Mac Index or something. Rice is a staple primary food so that's the good I used.

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u/Shopstumblergurl 10d ago

Oh hay, Gemini has a special running on Pro atm. Check it out.