Ask HN: How much would you charge to build a Hacker News clone?

I'd just ask an AI to code it up. Forums are easy to implement. Or just download one of the popular forum softwares.

The value of HN is in the users, not the software. I'd doubt very much you could establish the kind of crowd that visits here.

I think you’ll find it’s more code than you might initially imagine from how simplistic it appears to be.

Yea, it's complex!

> I'd just ask an AI to code it up

If that is your solution you would be better served with a HN clone from github.

"certain other distinct features" <- there's the rub.

I wouldn't bid without a discovery session and clearly defined scope and granular requirements.

20k developed and configured. 150usd/hour for maintenance/scaling.

How much would you be willing to build it for if it was open sourced but you would be paid for ongoing maintenance and feature enhancements?

Edit: thanks for the reply!

It's not open source

Without knowing more $200/hour.