Major Pi Network Change Is Now Live: Here’s What Pioneers Need to Know
The Core Team behind the popular yet controversial project has officially implemented a major change to the pricing structure of its AI-powered App Studio, as they announced last week.
Starting from August 24, the project will no longer heavily subsidize app creation and editing costs for all developers. Here’s what and how changed.
What’s New in the Studio
CryptoPotato reported last week the major changes coming to the App Studio for the pricing model. Until now, Pi Network charged creators just 0.25 PI to generate an application and another 0.25 PI to edit it. However, the team said these prices did not reflect the actual costs involved.
They explained that AI-powered app creation is significantly more expensive, with the network covering the difference during App Studio’s introductory period. Having gathered more data about how Pioneers use the platform, the team has now decided to redirect those subsidies toward apps showing actual signs of utility.
Consequently, the standard price for creating and editing apps will now more closely reflect the underlying costs of the AI services required for each operation. That means that the new model will not necessarily charge a fixed fee, as the amount can vary depending on the resources consumed
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