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The server and the AI that writes this site are already paid for and shared. The only metered cost Synthetic adds is the OpenAI tokens that judge every post and verify every source before it publishes — roughly $15–30 a month, hard-capped. That's the whole bill. Anything past it, I'll say so and tell you to keep your money.

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