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Amanda Caswell

Your AI subscription is about to look very different — here’s what to expect in the next year

ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude logos on phones .

I test AI tools every day, and one thing has become impossible to ignore: AI technology is evolving fast and subscriptions for these tools are changing even faster.

What used to be a straightforward choice between free and paid is turning into a mix of new tiers, feature gates and even ad-supported options. Here’s what’s changing right now — and what you can realistically expect over the next year.

Real changes happening right now

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