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The AI industry started charging money: Gemini cuts free tier, Anthropic eyes IPO - and Buffett is 'reportedly' looking at India

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Three unrelated headlines landed this week, and together they mark a regime change: after three years of burning cash, the AI industry has started charging for it. On October 9, Google's Gemini free tier gets cut down to the smallest Flash-Lite model - free users lose access to flagship reasoning.…

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  1. 2026-10-08 20:29 · DEV Community — AI
    The AI industry started charging money: Gemini cuts free tier, Anthropic eyes IPO - and Buffett is 'reportedly' looking at India

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