Claude Pro with Sonnet 5 at $20 per month for a limit I never reach is OK. I'm using it 3 days per week full time.

I'm also experimenting with DeepSeek 4 and it seems on par. Its API price is much cheaper and it's top up, not a subscription. I still didn't consume the $2 I loaded on my account sometimes in June. However they about to charge double price in what seems to be China's morning and afternoon.

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amukbils a day ago | parent | next [-]

are you using it to write code? $20/mo was never enough and I'm not even full time on coding .. yeah different models are worth experimenting .. but I'm okay with paying higher for the best model .. just need predictability and stability of pricing, which Claude doesn't give, and yet we still use and pay for .. because it's such a good product.

	▲	leros 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The $20/mo plan was almost enough for me coding daily. Once I added Claude Design, I'd easily spend $20-50/day in extra usage. Upgrading to the $100 Max plan, I never come anywhere near the limits.
	▲	elevation 17 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yes, self contained python utilities. Claude runs on an isolated machine with no access to production data, its role is to generate tools that we can use to analyze production data.
	▲	pmontra a day ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yes, a Rails project with a Vue frontend.
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2001zhaozhao a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Sonnet has crazy high usage limits on claude right now but it'll get 50% more expensive after July ends.