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title: "Why I do not tie myself to one AI provider"
description: "The big AI companies are bringing you in cheaply right now. I prefer to spread my work across multiple tools, and I explain why and how you can do that yourself."
language: en
source: https://coachsteff.live/en/niet-vast-aan-een-leverancier
---

# Why I do not tie myself to one AI provider

In a training about Copilot this week, we talked about licences. Microsoft is changing a few things again, and new features are being added. I also gave my own opinion then, because there is a question behind it that many companies are not asking today. What happens if you put all your work with one AI provider?

I do not tie myself to that. And that has little to do with Microsoft alone. It applies to all the big players.

## Who is paying today

All those AI companies are investing a huge amount, and most are making a loss today. What you pay with your little subscription does not come close to covering what your usage costs them. The investors are paying for that now, because they believe we will all pay much more later. A participant said it very dryly: 'They lock you in for free.' And that is actually true. First you put all your work processes on their AI. And when you can no longer do without it, the price goes up.

You can already see that in the new version of Copilot. It has an agent in it that does real work. It can organise your mailbox or move documents. But you pay for that work per use, on top of your premium subscription. I tested that myself. I only asked for a plan to restructure my mailbox. That plan alone cost me more than I expected. I thought then: we are not going to do that.