I'm on Claude Max, so it didn't cost me anything more than the subscription I already have. Had to use it for Something. As for time - for the full CHasm and Fe2O3 suite of sw, I started the work 2026-03-29 and have probably spent 60h or so of my time. But then again I have a very tailored CC setup that I have fine-tuned since last summer with more than 70 CC projects helping me get it the way I need it to be since then.

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nine_k 3 hours ago | parent [-]

So, it's at most $400 in Claude expenses for a fully custom suite of software in 2 months. Even if your time is 300/h, it's less than $2k in your own time (which, I would expect, you enjoyed spending). That's insanely impressive.

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geir_isene 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I need Claude Max in any case for my work, so the cost is effectively null. And I do creative stuff in my spare time regardless, and I don't really think about my hourly rate when I play with my kids either ;)

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robotresearcher an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Did you miss a factor of 10 in that time-cost calculation?

As a hobby, normal rates don’t apply, but just not to be misleading on the equivalent cost.

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		Indeed, I forgot it. Must be $10-20k worth of human engineering time.