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startupsfail parent
Interesting, yes, that make sense, there should be resellers. It is not clear how much of that money ended up going to Apple and paying for the OpenAI API access.

Is Apple going to get their cut from the paying customers of OpenAI, by the way?

linhns
If they are probably they won't say it
scarface74
Why is act like it’s some great conspiracy? If you subscribe through the App Store, Apple gets 30%. If you don’t, Apple won’t.
JimDabell
> If you subscribe through the App Store, Apple gets 30%.

15%. The only companies that pay 30% are the ones earning over a million dollars a year from things other than long-term subscriptions.

freedomben
Want that only on year 2 though? First year at 30%. Regardless I expect open ai to do well over a million or year
czottmann
No, you can apply for the 15% fee, a.k.a. the App Store Small Business Program, right from the start.

> If your proceeds surpass the 1 million USD threshold in the current calendar year, you will no longer be eligible for the program and the standard commission rate will apply to your future sales.

Source: I did it myself two months ago, no problem.

wahnfrieden
no. and you won’t be able to start paying from inside the app.
Aulig
You must be able to start the subscription from inside the app:

3.1.3(b) Multiplatform Services: Apps that operate across multiple platforms may allow users to access content, subscriptions, or features they have acquired in your app on other platforms or your web site, including consumable items in multi-platform games, provided those items are also available as in-app purchases within the app.

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samyok
You can start a ChatGPT Plus subscription from inside the linked app.
wahnfrieden
Then “yes” and now we know something about openai margins
OkGoDoIt
If you actually check, they do offer subscriptions in the app. I just downloaded it and checked it out myself. Click the … icon, then Settings, then “Upgrade to ChatGPT Plus”. It’s the same price point as if you buy directly from OpenAI, but Apple gets 15% or 30%.
scarface74
You mean you won’t be able to start the subscription from the app by clicking on the “Upgrade to ChatGPT Plus” right on the settings panel in the app?
wahnfrieden
no
scarface74
You realize you can subscribe within the app right?
startupsfail OP
It seems rather unwise of Apple to invite that OpenAI/Plugin marketplace without some kind of an agreement.

No plugins right now in the App, but they’ll be coming, no?

AdamJacobMuller
Plugins work fine in the app. It’s just a nice webview basically.
wahnfrieden
Why would they do something special? This already exists. Apple is fine with it as long as they don’t solicit payment in the app / direct users outside the app.

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