📉 ChatPlayground AI's sub-$10 tier drives 340% sign-up surge
ChatPlayground AI's sub-$10 monthly tier undercut ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, and Gemini Advanced by 40%+ during an August promotion. The result: a 340% surge in sign-ups and projected 800,000 subscribers by year-end. Users who previously spent $45–$75/month across fragmented services consolidated onto