AI is not cheap to run no matter where it is running. The price we get charged today for AI is a loss-leader. The actual cost is much higher, so much higher that the average paying user today would balk at what it actually costs to run. These AI companies are trying to get people hooked on their product, to get it integrated into every business and workflow that they can, then start raising prices.

Until you put up your solar and then power is almost free...