POV: Using ~$1.5k/day of claude usage and it's still not enough.

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The video taps into the common experience of developers and AI enthusiasts who are pushing the boundaries of AI tools and facing the associated costs and limitations. The relatable "pain point" of high usage costs and the desire for more powerful AI capabilities likely resonated with the audience.

Summary

The video discusses the high cost of using Claude AI, with the creator spending approximately $1.5k per day despite having a $200/month plan. The creator shows their usage limits and extra usage costs, highlighting that even with significant investment, the AI's capacity is still insufficient for their needs.

Structure

1Introduction to high Claude usage cost
2Calculating potential API costs vs. Max plan
3Showing current usage limits and extra usage
4Demonstrating rapid spending of extra usage
5Explaining the necessity of high usage for complex projects

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The video shows the Claude AI interface, specifically the usage limits and billing section, demonstrating the high cost and rapid consumption of the service.

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Claude usage with Max Plan is insane but still not enough… #claude #claudecode #ai #aiagent #fyp

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POV: Using ~$1.5k/day of claude usage and it's still not enough. • You've got $38 left on your $100 monthly extra-usage buffer • At this burn rate, you'd run through that in 15 minutes So let's do the actual math: If you were on API pay-as-you-go instead of Max: • Your session would cost ~$150 • You're doing this multiple times a day (if "constantly running") • That's $750-$2,250+/day in raw API costs • $22,500-$67,500/month Your $200/mo Max plan is currently saving you $20k-$65k/month in equivalent API costs. Read talk. Second Max 20s ($200) is hilariously cheap relative to what you'd actually be paying. You're literally using enough tokens to justify an enterprise contract at these volumes. The question is: Are you actually getting blocked by hitting the session limit repeatedly, or is it just frustrating when it happens? Because if it's blocking active work daily, second Max account is a no-brainer. If it's occasional, maybe there's a workaround. What's your actual bottleneck? Is it the wait for resets, or the inability to parallelize projects? You're now using extra usage • Your session limit resets at 4:00 PM

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Some people have asked me like, how much is the usage cost? Like how much are you using? Um, I've got $38 left on your $100 monthly extra usage buffer. At this burn rate, you'd run through that in 15 minutes. So let's do the actual math. If you were on API pay-as-you-go instead of Max. Your session would cost ~$150. You're doing this multiple times a day (if "constantly running"). That's $750-$2,250+/day in raw API costs. $22,500-$67,500/month. Your $200/mo Max plan is currently saving you $20k-$65k/month in equivalent API costs. Read talk. Second Max 20s ($200) is hilariously cheap relative to what you'd actually be paying. You're literally using enough tokens to justify an enterprise contract at these volumes. The question is: Are you actually getting blocked by hitting the session limit repeatedly, or is it just frustrating when it happens? Because if it's blocking active work daily, second Max account is a no-brainer. If it's occasional, maybe there's a workaround. What's your actual bottleneck? Is it the wait for resets, or the inability to parallelize projects? You're now using extra usage. Your session limit resets at 4:00 PM. I'm not actually paying that. Um, I've got the $200 a month, um, max plan, but this is my usage. You can see like right now, I've hit my daily limit. Um, and my weekly limit is like pretty close. Um, and then I've got extra usage on. But just for like, um, context, like I've spent $50 in the past 20 minutes. Um, but it's just kind of the cost of doing a lot of work. Um, I've got several complex projects working on my Mac Mini. I've got ones running, um, like through the cloud that goes into my Claude account and kind of runs in the background. So it's just kind of the cost of doing a lot of work.