Comment by SpicyLemonZest

I do think it's the end of unlimited access, but I'm not terribly worried about power asymmetry as such, at least not unless they hit superintelligence and none of this matters. It's not as though Big Chemistry is oppressing us all because they can order industrial acids we can't. There are strong profit motives for model providers to ensure the advanced stuff is meaningfully available, and strong political motives for them not to be perceived as picking individual winners and losers.