According to the Wall Street Journal, AI giants are generously distributing massive amounts of free computing power to seize market share from startups. Some startups report receiving offers from multiple companies simultaneously, accumulating over $3 million in cloud computing and token allocations. This amount is equivalent to the median seed funding round for a US startup.
OpenAI: 1. Offers $500,000 in free tokens (without equity stake) to all startups incubated by Y Combinator. An additional $1.5 million in tokens is available, but requires equity stake in OpenAI. (The previous offer was $2 million in tokens, contingent on equity stake).
2. Offers bulk purchase discounts and other incentives to attract new customers for Codex.
3. ChatGPT Pro 20x is priced at $200/month, but users can use up to approximately $14,000 worth of API tokens.
Anthropic: 1. Y Combinator startups receive $500,000 in free API allocations, without equity stake. (Previously, this program only offered a free credit limit of $30,000)
2. Offer various promotional activities and one-time rewards to enterprise customers.
3. Claude Max is priced at $200/month, with a maximum consumption of approximately $8,000 worth of API Tokens.
Google
1. Up to $500,000 in cloud computing credit.
2. Early access to Gemini.
3. DeepMind engineer support.
Microsoft and Amazon Web Services
1. Both offer exclusive benefits to startups, including cloud resources, technical support, and other startup support policies.
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1. Offers a 75% discount until July 5th.
