Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing (old.reddit.com)

Article summary

The article discusses a call with Reddit to discuss pricing, but the article text is not available. The comments suggest that Reddit's pricing is too high for third-party clients to be feasible. Reddit's decision may be an attempt to control the user experience and increase ad revenue. The move is seen as similar to Twitter's introduction of horrific pricing, which destroyed its ecosystem of bots and apps.

Main themes

• Reddit pricing
• third-party clients
• user experience
• ad revenue
• API access
• anti-competitive behavior
• open-source apps

What commenters say

• Reddit's pricing is too high for third-party clients, making it unfeasible for them to continue operating.
• The decision is an attempt to control the user experience and increase ad revenue by forcing users to use the official app.
• Third-party clients provide a better user experience than the official app, and Reddit's move is anti-competitive.
• Reddit has the right to set its own API terms and charge for access, and third-party clients are not entitled to free access.
• The pricing is not reasonable, especially for open-source apps that do not charge users.
• Reddit's move may be a response to the need to restrict access for AI training data, but it is unclear why they are not giving developers of actual client apps a break.
• The decision will lead to the demise of popular third-party clients, and users will be forced to use the official app, which is seen as inferior.