PITTSBURGH \u2014 Duolingo is ending its highest paid tier as AI models get cheaper to run.<\/p>\n
Last quarter, Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) CEO Luis von Ahn indicated that it might sunset its Duolingo Max paid tier in favor of moving the advanced features down to its lower tier, Super Duolingo<\/a>. Now, on the company\u2019s third-quarter earnings call, he confirmed that Max is ending.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we first started Duolingo Max, the highest subscription tier, what we did (was) start it because we had some AI features that were just very expensive to serve,\u201d von Ahn said. \u201cWe did say back then that if we managed to bring the cost down, we may put these features in other tiers.\u201d<\/p>\n The flagship AI feature, Video Call with Lily<\/a>, allows users to have a conversations in other languages with an AI model of one of the company\u2019s mascots, which is now being rolled out to Super Duolingo. <\/p>\n Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n