# There is no free lunch with frontier models

*19 September 2026 · OpenAI, Subscriptions*

What do you mean $200 is $200? It should be, and it will be. There is no free lunch, particularly with frontier models.

> I cancelled all 3 of my Codex accounts.
> 
> I've been a die-hard Codex fan since Dec/Jan, and the limits WERE really good for a while, but obviously now if $200 is $200 then I'd rather put $200 elsewhere.
> 
> I would never pay for Astra or even Sol outright, it's unsustainable.
>
> — [@__roycohen](https://x.com/__roycohen)

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