Meta breaks its free-AI streak, launches a paid version as the AI arms race accelerates
A once-free service gets a pricing plan, signaling a shift in how Meta will monetize AI during the global tech scramble.

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A once-free service gets a pricing plan, signaling a shift in how Meta will monetize AI during the global tech scramble.
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