I think this is where AI starts to look less like a software subscription and more like infrastructure. If the best models keep getting more expensive to run, higher prices are probably inevitable. The uncomfortable part is that access to frontier AI could become a real competitive advantage, not just a productivity tool. $500/month sounds extreme today. But if that AI can replace hours of research, coding, analysis, and execution every day, businesses may stop asking: "Is AI too expensive?" and start asking: "Can we afford not to use the best one?" The bigger risk is that intelligence becomes abundant technically, but expensive economically. That could create a new gap between people who can access frontier models and those who can’t.