OpenAI lost $5 billion on $3.7 billion in revenue in 2024. Sam Altman publicly said the $200/month ChatGPT Pro tier is unprofitable. The $20/month tier never had a chance. This Reddit post accidentally identified the exact mechanism that will define AI for the next three years. Every AI lab is pricing inference below cost to capture market share right now. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta. All of them. The current API prices and subscription tiers are venture-subsidized loss leaders. OpenAI's…