Thomas P.

Thomas P.

Founder of Gloss and Retrove
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Building tools to make knowledge more accessible. Developer and UI/UX + Graphic Designer.

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Gloss - Youtube Learning Assistant

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  • Gloss AI
    Gloss AINever pause YouTube to Google something again
    Jan 2026
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    Joined Product HuntAugust 17th, 2024

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Thomas P.•

24h ago

Gloss AI - Never pause YouTube to Google something again

Stop feeling lost in tutorials or technical lectures. Gloss is your real-time AI copilot for YouTube. It identifies complex terms, jargon, acronyms and names in the video you’re watching and provides instant explanations on top of the video as notifications - so you never have to leave the tab. 🚀 Perfect for students, developers, and lifelong learners. 💡 Fill the blanks in your knowledge. 🎥 Finish every video with full comprehension. Get 4 hours of free video context every month!
Jake Friedberg•

2d ago

Is usage-based pricing becoming the norm for AI tools?

Hey everyone,

I've built my product around traditional SaaS pricing (monthly tiers), but I m starting to wonder if that model is getting outdated, especially with more AI-powered and compute-heavy tools entering the market.
That shift requires real architectural changes, instrumentation, metering, billing logic, and UI changes, not just pricing tweaks. It s something I m starting to seriously think about for my own product.

In particular, AI usage has real COGs (every prompt costs money), and I m seeing more platforms experimenting with usage-based models, or hybrids like SaaS base + usage + overage.

For those of you building AI or compute-intensive tools:

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