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PRESS · MEDIA KIT · FACT SHEET

Press & media kit.

Writing about gotnerfed? Everything you need is here. Quotes, screenshots, logos, fact sheet. Contact at press@gotnerfed.com.

Fact sheet

One-line description
Public open-source watchdog cataloging silent pricing, plan, and model changes at AI vendors.
Founded
2025
Founder
Independent (virtualunc). Solo operator.
License
MIT (open-source). Self-hostable at github.com/virtualunc/gotnerfed.
Funding
Bootstrapped. No outside investors.
Vendor relationships
None. No advertising, no sponsorships, no vendor money.
Receipts published
26 across 21 vendors
Critical-severity changes
5 (Nerf Score ≥ 75)
Tracking since
2025-06-16
Contact (press)
press@gotnerfed.com (catch-all to founder)
Contact (corrections)
corrections@gotnerfed.com

Boilerplate

60-word version

gotnerfed.com is the public open-source watchdog cataloging every silent change AI vendors make to their pricing, rate limits, free tiers, and model quality. Every receipt is sourced (vendor changelog, Wayback Machine, or vendor statement), scored 0–100 on a public rubric, and graded by a 3-LLM AI Jury whose verdicts are published side-by-side. MIT-licensed. Independent. No vendor money.

Logos

Bracket-[V] mark. The brackets cite a vendor's claims; the down arrow says they fell short. Use freely with attribution. SVG preferred for print; 1024px PNG for web.

gotnerfed
MARK · ON DARK
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MARK · ON LIGHT
gotnerfed horizontal lockup
HORIZONTAL LOCKUP · ON DARK
gotnerfed avatar
AVATAR · SOCIAL · ON DARK
Brand spec (colors, type, clear space)
Brand red: #E24B4A (alt #C1272D for high-contrast print)
Background dark: #0B0D10 · Cream: #F1EFE8 · Accent amber: #FFB000
Wordmark: always lowercase, monospace 500 weight, letter-spacing −0.01em
Clear space: 1× mark height around the mark on all sides
Don't: recolor outside palette · skew · add drop shadow on print · place on noisy photos

Screenshots

For high-resolution captures, hit any of these URLs directly — the OG image generator returns 1200×630 PNGs.

Story angles

If you’re looking for a hook, here are some angles the data supports:

  • Every major AI lab silently nerfs paid users. Cursor (6× in 24mo), Anthropic, OpenAI, GitHub Copilot — all documented.
  • "Free tier upgrade" announcements predict 78% of free-tier reductions within 60 days. Pattern documented across the dataset.
  • New enterprise tiers reliably squeeze the tier below within 90 days. Cursor Ultra → Pro fast requests drop 400 to 250 six weeks later.
  • AI inference is still heavily subsidized. Every silent nerf is a step toward the price the market actually pays.

About the founder

Solo operator, US-based, independent. Built gotnerfed after getting silently downgraded by three different AI vendors in 60 days. Available for interviews — schedule via press@gotnerfed.com.

Press kit last updated: launch week 2026. For corrections to receipts, email corrections@gotnerfed.com — we respond inside 72h.