I Tried Paid AI Chatbots to See If They Are Necessary – They’re Not
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Summary
While accessing AI is straightforward and perhaps even essential for some, paying for a subscription for premium AI chatbots may not be worth it, says Crystal Crowder, writer and editor at Make Tech Easier.
AI is only ever as good as the prompt you give it, so making sure you have well-constructed prompts is more important than paying for a premium service.
Most free versions of AI give users access to almost everything they need, as long as they have the correct prompts.
AI is never 100% accurate, and paid versions do not remove this issue, so fact-checking is always going to be necessary.
Most average users only want to create a handful of images per month, and free AI services provide more than enough credits or prompts to fulfill this.
New AI models become free to use quicker than most people think, so paying for premium models is a waste.
Even with paid versions, there are still often restrictions in place, so users may pay for features that are not available.
Paying for AI is only worthwhile if the tool is going to be used extensively and frequently. For occasional users, free versions are more than sufficient.
